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The Mission
NORTH TEXAS AYACUCHO MISSION
In 1994, PAMS initiated sponsorship of medical mission trips to Peru. After suffering the consequences of the war on terrorism, Ayacucho became one of the poorest regions of the country. The war devastated the precarious economy of the region and destroyed the very limited local infrastructure with the loss of thousands of human lives to the hands of terrorists and the military.
PAMS has organized medical missions in Ayacucho since 1996. A California-based group directed subsequent missions from 1998 until now. Dr. Pablo Uceda first joined the California group in 2006. Since 2007, Dr. Uceda has led a group of North Texas volunteers to Ayacucho to provide services for one week.
The North Texas Ayacucho Mission is sponsored by PAMS. It returns each year to Ayacucho for one week during the summer to provide medical, surgical, and educational assistance to its indigent population. During the annual trip we visit one of the local orphanages and provide gifts for children. We plan to expand the assistance to provide financial aid.
From 2007 to 2010, North Texas volunteers have been involved in the care of over 1000 patients and performed approximately 200 surgical procedures, mainly in children. The North Texas Ayacucho Mission has been privileged to serve the people in most need of medical attention and has provided education to the community and medical staff with great success.
Ayacucho Mission 2010
Last year our group of volunteers from North Texas visited Ayacucho from June 7 to 11. The team performed again near 50 surgical procedures that included a record number of procedures on young children to repair complex lip and palate deformities.
Volunteers that participated in North Texas Ayacucho Mission 2010: John Antonetti, M.D., J. Faridy Cocco, M.D., Christopher Frisch, M.S., Kimberly Hays, Fabian Garza, Aneil Kamath, R.N., Allie Klein, John Jacob Klein, Kevin Klein, M.D., Sandra Lozano, M.D., Tonya Pickard, R.N., Claudia Reynoso, R.N., Emmanuel Ubinas, M.D., Gabriel Uceda, Melanie Uceda, R.N., Pablo Uceda, M.D.
Ayacucho Mission 2009
In 2009 a group of volunteers from North Texas visited Ayacucho for the annual medical mission from July 12 to July 18. The team performed near 50 surgical procedures and provided medical care for children at the Pediatric Clinic. We also participated at the activities at the Ayacucho Orphanage.
These are the volunteers from North Texas:
Physicians: Gordon Bruce, John Chau, Sandra Lozano, Enmanuel Ubinas, Pablo Uceda
Nurses: Aneil Kamath, Claudia Reynoso, Valerie Small, Magean Thompson, Melanie Uceda.
Dietician: Monica Bruce.
Medical Students: Justin Ahn, JR Zatarain.
Volunteers: Jennifer Bentley, Christian and Johnathan Bruce, Julia Chen, Savannah Murphy, Gabriel Nunez, Gabriel Uceda
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