Organization: LATIN AMERICAN MISSIONS BOARD INC
Mission: PROVIDE MEDICAL AND HUMANITARIAN AID TO UNDERSERVED AREAS OF LATIN AMERICA, HELP INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN THE WORK OF MISSIONARIES, PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO GET NEEDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE MISSIONS FIELD, AND SUPPORT A VARIETY OF OUTREACHES AND SHORT-TERM TRIPS TO MEET SPECIFIC NEEDS.
Activities: FUNDS WERE PROVIDED FOR MEDICAL/SURGICAL EQUIPMENT AND GENERAL OPERATION OF A MEDICAL CLINIC IN SAN LORENZO, EQUADOR. DR JANE WEAVER AND HER STAFF PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND MEDICAL, OCULAR AND SURGICAL CARE TO APPROXIMATELY 370 PATIENTS PER MONTH. THE CLINIC IN SAN LORENZO PLAYS AN IMPORTANT PART IN THIS UNDER PRIVILEGED COMMUNITY WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.
PROVIDED MONETARY SUPPORT TO A FULL-TIME MEDICAL MISSIONARY SERVING IN ECUADOR FOR HOUSING, LIVING EXPENSES AND SUPPLIES.
THE CLINIC HOSTED APPROXIMATELY 24 PEOPLE TO THE CLINIC THIS YEAR WITH TRIPS AVERAGING 7 DAYS. TWO OPHTHALMOLOGY TEAMS ADDRESSED THE SURGICAL NEEDS OF EYE PATIENTS; THE SURGICAL TEAMS TOOK CARE OF APPROXIMATELY 120 PATIENTS. ONE GROUP ADDRESSED BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. ONE TEAM OF NURSES CAME TO HELP IN THE OR DURING SURGERY WEEK. THREE DIFFERENT ANESTESIOLOGISTS WERE USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR THE MONTHLY GENERAL SURGERY WEEKS.
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Health Care