Complete information regarding the October Medical Mission to Juanjui, Peru can be found at: http://perumissionforum.blogspot.com/
You can also post questions.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
October Medical Mission.
Planning is currently underway for our October Medical Mission. If you are interested, drop us an email at: TheLuzFund@verizon.net or leave a COMMENT at the end of this post with a way for us to contact you. You can also go to the website: http://www.medicalmissions.org/ and see the positions posted there. We will be working at the brand new Juanjui Hospital for the Poor at Juanjui, Peru. Google Juanjui, Peru.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Eye Care Mission a Success
Photos from our Eye Care Mission
https://picasaweb.google.com/Pooka711/EyeCareMissionJune2011JuanjuiPeru?authkey=Gv1sRgCK39kpahwYv6Tw#
Our Eye Care Mission to Juanjui, Peru, climaxed last week with 17 surgeries by Dr Javier Geronimo Meza. This mission was a great cooperative effort initiated by The Luz Fund. The Institute of Optometry and Science, VOSH International, The Carlos Slim Foundation and the Clinton Giustra Foundation, through the Sustainable Growth Initiative, combined forces which resulted in 1300 eye exams, and the distribution of close to 600 eyeglasses. Dr Meza returned to Juanjui for free cataract surgery, June 25 & 26, resulting in 57 total Pyterigium and 45 Cataract surgeries, courtesy of the Clinton Foundation, for those discovered through our week of diagnostic work.
All this has come as a result of last October's Medical Mission. Several nurses on that mission had brought attention to many eye disorders among the patients they were seeing for other health issues. We expect our October 2011 Medical Mission will include a Cardiologist and a Neurologist as well as another Optometry team to continue the Eye Care program.
The brand new Juanjui Hospital for the Poor is expected to be open within a month and dedication scheduled for July. We had a tour of the shiny new facility and are looking forward to using it in October.
Thank You for your continued support of our work in Peru.
https://picasaweb.google.com/Pooka711/EyeCareMissionJune2011JuanjuiPeru?authkey=Gv1sRgCK39kpahwYv6Tw#
Our Eye Care Mission to Juanjui, Peru, climaxed last week with 17 surgeries by Dr Javier Geronimo Meza. This mission was a great cooperative effort initiated by The Luz Fund. The Institute of Optometry and Science, VOSH International, The Carlos Slim Foundation and the Clinton Giustra Foundation, through the Sustainable Growth Initiative, combined forces which resulted in 1300 eye exams, and the distribution of close to 600 eyeglasses. Dr Meza returned to Juanjui for free cataract surgery, June 25 & 26, resulting in 57 total Pyterigium and 45 Cataract surgeries, courtesy of the Clinton Foundation, for those discovered through our week of diagnostic work.
All this has come as a result of last October's Medical Mission. Several nurses on that mission had brought attention to many eye disorders among the patients they were seeing for other health issues. We expect our October 2011 Medical Mission will include a Cardiologist and a Neurologist as well as another Optometry team to continue the Eye Care program.
The brand new Juanjui Hospital for the Poor is expected to be open within a month and dedication scheduled for July. We had a tour of the shiny new facility and are looking forward to using it in October.
Thank You for your continued support of our work in Peru.
Monday, February 28, 2011
JUNE EYE CARE MISSION
One of the issues we found in October was a multitude of eye problems. With this in mind we will be heading back to Juanjui in June, 2011. This time with an emphasis on Eye Care and Infectious Diseases of the eye. We expect to set up a clinic in Juanjui, likely at the Juanjui Institute, where we saw over 350 patients in two days in October.
We are also collecting eyeglasses in preparation for the trip. We will grade them for eventual distribution where needed. If you want to collect eyeglasses for us, you can send them to our mailing address at:
THE LUZ FUND
512 WHITEOAK AVE
BRANDON, FL 33510
Mission announcement can also be found on: www.medicalmissions.org
We are also collecting eyeglasses in preparation for the trip. We will grade them for eventual distribution where needed. If you want to collect eyeglasses for us, you can send them to our mailing address at:
THE LUZ FUND
512 WHITEOAK AVE
BRANDON, FL 33510
Mission announcement can also be found on: www.medicalmissions.org
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
MISSION COMPLETED
By now everyone is back home from our incredible adventure in Peru. The only team member I have not verified is Nicole, and she was scheduled to do a lot of travelling after the mission.
There is a link to my photos, which I have combined with some from the January Scout Mission. The first 70 or so photos are from January, the rest of the 210 are from October. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed being there to take them.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Pooka711/20101110?authkey=Gv1sRgCIP2--23yNrZCA#
The mission was a great success, in spite of the changes of schedule for the two weeks we were there. The workload increased dramatically over what we expected. The members of the team took the extra load in stride and performed extraordinarily well. Instead of the three villages originally planned, we visited eight rural river villages and also worked two full days at Juanjui Institute where we saw 350 patients in two days. We saw a total of over 850 patients during the two weeks. Many just wanted to talk about their daily back and leg pains and other minor ailments.
Many others had significant health problems and were referred to specialists or hospitals or treated on the spot. Many will never followup because of the difficulty of transportation and the expense. However, a few could possibly be seen by surgeons travelling to Peru in January or with our medical team next Spring.
We found many problems that The Luz Fund will seek to address in future visits. One is water quality and the presence of parasites in the population. First Aid, CPR, and other education forums were held in each village we visited. Participation of the villagers gave us hope that the information will be retained.
There are many people and organizations to thank for our success. Of particular note is the Catholic Medical Mission Board in New York City, and Brother's Brother Foundation in Pittsburg, PA. Although hard pressed because of so many crises around the world this year, both combined with enough meds and supplies, carried in by our team members, to restock many shelves in the clinics with anti-biotics and other needed meds. For this we are truly thankful to both organizations.
Enjoy the photos. Signup for the next mission, hopefully in Spring, is already underway.
There is a link to my photos, which I have combined with some from the January Scout Mission. The first 70 or so photos are from January, the rest of the 210 are from October. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed being there to take them.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Pooka711/20101110?authkey=Gv1sRgCIP2--23yNrZCA#
The mission was a great success, in spite of the changes of schedule for the two weeks we were there. The workload increased dramatically over what we expected. The members of the team took the extra load in stride and performed extraordinarily well. Instead of the three villages originally planned, we visited eight rural river villages and also worked two full days at Juanjui Institute where we saw 350 patients in two days. We saw a total of over 850 patients during the two weeks. Many just wanted to talk about their daily back and leg pains and other minor ailments.
Many others had significant health problems and were referred to specialists or hospitals or treated on the spot. Many will never followup because of the difficulty of transportation and the expense. However, a few could possibly be seen by surgeons travelling to Peru in January or with our medical team next Spring.
We found many problems that The Luz Fund will seek to address in future visits. One is water quality and the presence of parasites in the population. First Aid, CPR, and other education forums were held in each village we visited. Participation of the villagers gave us hope that the information will be retained.
There are many people and organizations to thank for our success. Of particular note is the Catholic Medical Mission Board in New York City, and Brother's Brother Foundation in Pittsburg, PA. Although hard pressed because of so many crises around the world this year, both combined with enough meds and supplies, carried in by our team members, to restock many shelves in the clinics with anti-biotics and other needed meds. For this we are truly thankful to both organizations.
Enjoy the photos. Signup for the next mission, hopefully in Spring, is already underway.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Update - Vitamins for Kids in Peru
Many thanks for the great response to our request for childrens vitamins. As you can see from the article at the right, we have received 41 bottles thus far. Please continue to send, if you can. We can always use them and will take them again in April when we return.
The Luz Fund
512 White Oak Ave
Brandon, FL 33510
We will list them on the right as they are received.
We'll post photos when we return in November.
The Luz Fund
512 White Oak Ave
Brandon, FL 33510
We will list them on the right as they are received.
We'll post photos when we return in November.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Meds & Supplies
Good News from CMMB. They have found some Vitamins and other supplies and will ship several cartons to The Luz Fund. Also, an excellent contact has been made with Karen Dempsey and Chris Cramer of Brother's Brother Foundation in Pittsburg, PA. They were able, on short notice, to put together a fast shipment of antibiotics and other needs for the mission. Many thanks to both organizations for their compassionate work at a time when so many different locations throughout the world are in need of assistance. We can still use more Vitamins and Analgesics. If you have a connection let us know.
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