2013 Mission to Peru

Quechua Benefit 2013 Mission to Peru

Thirty-one members of the 2013 Quechua Benefit mission traveled to six towns in the Colca Valley on a rotating basis and they inaugurated the Snowmass Health Center with 6 days of continuous operation. They were accompanied by three Peruvian doctors and dentists.

Patients were brought to the Snowmass center on a daily basis by the mayors from four additional towns. In total 10 towns were served with medical and dental care. A total of 1450 patients were cared for: all of the services were provided for free.

The response to the opening of the Snowmass center was overwhelming and the fact that 864 patients were served in the clinic alone will go a long way to establishing the Quechua Benefit mission on a permanent basis in the minds of the Quechua people in the valley.

None of this could have been accomplished without your generous donations.

Dr. Dwight Bailey led this year’s teams. They were each part of an advance team that left several days early to prepare the Snowmass center for opening. The following Americans team members rounded out the United States team: Richard Miller, Dr. Rhonda Deschner, Bill Beranek, Mario Garcia, Dr Jim Anderson, Shellie Clarke RN, Dr Jim Gallagher, —–. The Peruvian team was made up of Quechua Benefit’s manager in Peru Alejandro Tejeda, Executive Secretary Carla Villanueva and the Casa Chapi professional team Wendy and Karen.

Click here to see picture of the Nov 2013 Mission and Mission Clinics.

III-    Results Obtained:

		RESULTS MEDICAL MISSION USA 2013
			(11 to 15  November)
1- MEDICAL ATTENTION IN CORANI – PUNO
		11/11/2013	12/11/2013	13/11/2013	14/11/2013	TOTAL
SPECIALITIES		Corani	Quelcaya	Aymaña	Acoyo
ORTHOPEDIC		33	7	0	0	40
PEDIATRICS		91	69	125	23	308
MEDICINE		93	35	97	33	258
VITAMINS/ kids			32	145		177
	Total	217	143	367	56	783
2- MEDICAL ATTENTION  CASA CHAPI
SPECIALITIES		11/11/2013	12/11/2013	13/11/2013	14/11/2013	15/11/2013	TOTAL
		53	52	75	127	96	403
OBSTETRICS		4	4		3		11
PEDIATRICS		39	26	35	57	57	214
MEDICINE		10	22	40	67	39	178
ODONTOLGY		33	28	47	52	29	189
Dental Treatment		30	18	33	30	16	127
Dental extraction		0	7	8	14	13	42
Fluor-Clean		3	3	6	8		20
	Total	86	80	122	179	125	592
3- MEDICAL ATTENTION COLCA  VILLAGES
		11/11/2013	12/11/2013	13/11/2013	14/11/2013	TOTAL
SPECIALITIES		Tisco	Sibayo	Tuti	Coporaque
		72	101	93	89	355
OBSTETRICS			4			4
PEDIATRICS		41	57	65	56	219
MEDICINE		31	40	28	33	132
ODONTOLGY		11	32	14	18	75
Dental extraction		11	10	14	18	53
Dental Treatment			22			22
	Total	83	133	107	107	430
REFERRED CASES TO SPECIALISTS
	From Chivay	From Villages		TOTAL
ADULTS	23	42		65
KIDS	8	12		20
Total	31	54		85
	TOTAL	ATTENDED		1890

Conclusions:

–          The  Medical Campaign was realized by First Time simultaneous way three different places:

In Corani: Quelcaya, Corani Aymaña y Accoyo

Villages from Colca Valley: Tisco, Sibayo, Tuti and Coporaque

Clinic Casa Chapi

–          QB  attended 1890 persons in 5 days and we had  24 members of Medical Team USA

–          It was realized the first meeting with autorities from Ministery of Education about Shool Project in CCH

Alejandro Tejeda B.
Manager Quechua Benefit

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