LMV worked with FUDECOM from El Salvador, Flying Docs of Canada (Ben made the slide show) and Heart to Heart International. It was a two week trip with some of us staying just eight days. We served hundreds of patients both medical and dental in three villages in the mountains.
We saw about 750 patients in 4 days of clinic. Monte Short and Christine Meserve put together their “Dream Team” of experienced international medical providers and hooked us all in with a well-run program in Haiti named Heart to Heart International.
Full narratives by Audrey D’Andrea, MD and Joanna Meringoff, RN.
Slideshow of LMV trip to Huachinera, Mexico, in the Sierra Madre mountains of eastern Sonora.
We saw 170 very appreciative vision patientsvover 2 days. Then on to Hotel Serenidad in Mulegé, Baja, where we met up with 6 other LMV planes for a day of R&R. Video courtesy of Randall Sosnick, LMV pilot. Full-size video available here
Three days of clinics in the village of El Carmen…
1000+ patients… dental, dental hygiene, medical, vision, physical therapy, psychotherapy.
Video courtesy of Ed Weiss.
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