Medical Campaign in Ventanilla

Monday 2nd November saw a group of Drs., nurses and helpers from HealthBridges (health NGO from Portland, USA) work alongside the Diocesan team to provide health care and education to almost 100 people in the Parish of San Patricio. It was a busy day, from the early start to get team and equipment the 2 hours north of Lima, setting up the cllinic with sheets, tables and chairs and tents.

Dr.Wayne Centrone, who heads up HealthBridges, attending a patient.

I was translating and helping out

The intregrated health tent with nurse Fany and Rev. Gonzales talking to patients and giving advice and support.

HealthBridges also support individual patients who need specialsed care and attention. In Nueva Esperanza (New Hope) is Ines, mine and Wayne's God daughter who has a debilitating skin condition. Ines is improving greatly and has been attending school this year for the first time and she is really coming out of herself. We were able to visit her and her mother with Dr.Wayne and see her progress for ourselves.

Ines with mother Victoria