"Puente de Vida" (Bridge of Life)

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"Puente de Vida" (Bridge of Life)

Summary

This project was created to make basic health services in rural and marginal urban areas of Lima and other Peruvian cities accessible for all ages.

Received $110 from 2 donations from people like:

Neal

(Anon.)

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

In Peru, 3% receive medical attention from armed forces or National Police hospital, 4% through private services, 24% throughsocial security services, 25% by institutions under the ministry of health, and 44% have no access to formal health care. This 44% is likely using natural & herbal treatments, services of local healers, and other natural medicines. This project will improve access to formal health services for ~50,000 persons.

Activities

90 “Bridges of Life” in areas lacking adequate equipment and doctors, nurses, & support...will offer free medical care, diagnoses, and medicine and provide general medicine, pediatric, gynecological, dental, and dermatology.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

More than just a medical campaign offering one visit, whose effect could be temporary, this project would make health care more accessible and result in regular health check-ups and greater access to formal health institutions

Project Message

“Realistically, there is very little hope for a person with scarce resources in a country as poor as ours. We only hope to receive attention and medicines from the Puentes de VIDA project"
- Hernaní Silva Rengifo, Client of Puentes de Vida