los médicos voladores

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Los Médicos Voladores

... flying doctors to Mexico and Latin America for more than 35 years

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Mission Statement

Los Médicos Voladores is a volunteer-based nonprofit organization that aims to improve the health and well-being of geographically diverse peoples through education and the provision of

no-cost, high-quality medical, dental, and optometric clinics. LMV serves Mexico, Central

and South America, and migrant labor populations of the southwestern United States.

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LMV History Founded by Milt Camp in 1975A nonprofit membership organizationFive chapters

South Bay, Gold Country, High Sierra, Reno focus mainly on Northern Mexico and Southern CA

Latin America Based in San Jose, CA but has members all across US Serves El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and the

Dominican Republic

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Health Care Professionals Other Volunteers

Medical MDs RNs CNAs

Dental DDS DA I & II

Optometry

Pilots Translators

Focus on health care termsGeneral Volunteers

Limited space on small trips means fewer general volunteers

Volunteering for LMV

My Experience With LMV

Serving the Dominican RepublicMonte Cristi, DR

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UNC pre-dental group

LMV in the Dominican Republic

Day 1 of Clinics at local hospital Clinic at a Batey

LMV in the Dominican Republic

Another Batey Clinic Site Rice and banana trees outside of a clinic site

Dental aspect Medical aspect

LMV in the Dominican Republic

Other Aspects of Care

Oral Hygiene Presentations

Free Dental Supplies

SUPPLIES VS. TRANSPORTELECTRICITY SOURCE

ORGANIZATION

Logistical Issues

Supplies vs. Transportation

Source of Electricity

No electricity at clinic sitesUse Generators!

Generators need gasPriorities of electricity use

Portable unitsSterilization

Organization

Los Medicos Voladores Partners in Health

Short term clinics Little follow up treatment Logistical issues

Serves multiple areas Northern Mexico Southern California Central and South America

An established hospital Port au Prince, Haiti All materials in one location

Aid for a single region Follow up treatment Long term treatment (TB)

Comparison with Partners in Health