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August 23rd - The PaM Community Medicine Program, in partnership with Laboratorio De Analisis Clinicos Cantella SAC in Trujillo, and the Ministry of Health, spearheads a one-day community Lab Day to provide laboratory and diagnostic services to those unable to afford them. August 23rd - PaM hosts a Community Roundtable meeting on public & community member participation in the management of the clinic and Community Medicine Program, discussing issues such as sustainability, service delivery, and sliding-scale systems.
August 3rd - PaM's 2nd fundraiser concert held at the Rivoli club in downtown Toronto, once again featuring world-renowned percussion group Samba Squad who once-again rocked the house, with sales of Mancorian artisan-produced crafts and PaM T-shirts.
July 11-20th - Volunteer Nursing Professors from Seneca College in Canada hold an intensive 2-week course on First Aid & Basic Nursing. Successful graduates received certificates and gift First Aid kits. July 5th - PaM volunteers from Canada and Mancora make major renovations at the clinic, clearing hospital beds, fixing the washroom facilities, and creating shelving for a storeroom, freeing up Exam Room 2.
June 12th - Partnership formed with I.E. Alberto Pallete to continue sexual-health education teaching & capacity building, and to open a 2-day per week youth counselling service office at the school. June 2nd - The PaM Community Medicine Program holds a one-day rural clinic in the remote peasant community of Angolo, seeing nearly 80 patients (some of whom had never seen a docotor, others arriving by horse or donkey, or from up to 3 hours walking distance), distributing medicines, toothpaste & toothbrushes, shampoo and hand sanitizer.
April 25th - PaM volunteer Dinu Chande arrives to help teach english and math at Alberto Pallete High School, bringing with him the first suitcase of medical donations for the clinic from Not Just Tourists Toronto.
April 5th - PaM begins a partnership with Not Just Tourists Toronto, an organization dedicated to assisting travellers wishing to bring medical donations to clinics such as ours. April 2nd - Rod and Teresa arrive in Mancora. Theresa North begins work directing the 'Teaching Teachers' project, an english professor capacity-building initiative at Alberto Pallete High School. Dr. Rod Krehbiel begins work at the PRC / PaM community medicine clinic.
March 9th, 2006 - Lyba Spring, sexual health educator with Toronto Public Health and regular guest on TFO's Volt television program, arrives in Mancora to begin a sexual health education and teacher capacity-building project at Alberto Pallete High School. March 3rd, 2006 - Dr. Louis Kohl, medical resident at UCSF Medical Centre, arrives in Mancora to volunteer at the clinic. March 3rd, 2006 - Kelly-Anne arrives in Mancora to begin working on educational programs. February 21st, 2006 - Students and Staff of Warnica Public School, in Barrie, Ontario organize a bake-sale to raise money for the clinic in Máncora.
February 12th, 2006 - Toronto EMS Paramedics Trish and Wyatt arrive in Mancora for a short stay, volunteering with the PaM community medicine program. December 6th, 2005 - The PRC / PaM Community Medicine Clinic opens its doors, under the direction of Señora Mercedes Maria Alarcon, President of the Mancora chapter of the Peruvian Red Cross. The clinic begins seeing underpriviledged patients who require medical advice, first aid and physiotherapy. December 5th, 2005 - PaM organized a one-day roundtable conference on domestic violence and women's rights, in conjunction with the Director of the Piura Women's Emergency Help Centre, and with the participation of local and regional police officers and commisioners, the doctors and staff from the regional Ministry of Health outposts, the directors of the local Communal Kitchen, directors and teachers from 3 regional High Schools, lawyers & judges, PaM volunteers, the President and volunteers from the Mancora branch of the Peruvian Red Cross. December 1st, 2005 - Mancora holds its 3rd annual march against AIDS. PaM Canada members, Peruvian Red Cross representatives, and many other community members come out to support the cause. November 19th, 2005 - The medical donations finally arrive in Mancora. Community members and Canadian volunteers team up to unload the equipment.
October 22nd, 2005 - Two more Canadian paramedics, Sarah from Toronto EMS and Mary from Peel Region EMS, arrive to volunteer for a week in Mancora. October 11th, 2005 - Container of medical supplies is cleared through customs in Callo.
September 30th, 2005 - Tracy leaves Mancora en route back to Canada. September 28th, 2005 - PaM and Red Cross youth volunteers help organize a Seniors' Day social event afternoon with local seniors, hosted by the Peruvian Red Cross Mancora Branch. In thanks for their help, PaM holds a movie night for the Red Cross volunteers. September 20th, 2005 - Josh begins teaching a first aid class to the Red Cross Youth volunteers at Alberto Pallete High School. Top of the page | |
