In 2019, Reach. Teach. Heal (Peru) (RTH) completed two 14-day medical missions to the Andahuaylillas District of Peru and the surrounding rural communities. We provided primary care services across the lifespan to more than 1200 patients.
This included well-child visits, acute care visits, laboratory studies, preventive health care and
In 2019, Reach. Teach. Heal (Peru) (RTH) completed two 14-day medical missions to the Andahuaylillas District of Peru and the surrounding rural communities. We provided primary care services across the lifespan to more than 1200 patients.
This included well-child visits, acute care visits, laboratory studies, preventive health care and health education. Dental care, including extractions, were provided for 102 patients, and more than 1500 toothbrushes were distributed during dental hygiene classes. Medical care was delivered in a daily “fixed” clinic and through house calls to those unable to travel to clinic.
Now in 2023, we are restarting our program after Covid-mandated shutdown. We have been invited to the Lamay district in the Sacred Valley of Peru for two 14-day missions scheduled for February and May 2023.
In 2018, we conducted a gap analysis that identified women’s health education, particularly among pre-teen girls and young women, as an area of concern. Issues included knowledge gaps regarding menstrual health and over all gynecological health, and early intervention for gender-based violence in the community. Chronic, uncomfortable an
In 2018, we conducted a gap analysis that identified women’s health education, particularly among pre-teen girls and young women, as an area of concern. Issues included knowledge gaps regarding menstrual health and over all gynecological health, and early intervention for gender-based violence in the community. Chronic, uncomfortable and potentially life threatening issues stemming from difficulties managing menstrual health is a significant problem in the Southern Andes of Peru where RTH works.
One of RTH primary focus is medical education and research. Our long-term collaboration with Louisiana State University School of Medicine and Health Science Center and Family Practice Global Residency Program bring medical education to the fore front of our mission. Global Health is a new field within public health sciences that integra
One of RTH primary focus is medical education and research. Our long-term collaboration with Louisiana State University School of Medicine and Health Science Center and Family Practice Global Residency Program bring medical education to the fore front of our mission. Global Health is a new field within public health sciences that integrates the knowledge from fields such as epidemiology, medicine, economy and the behavioral sciences. Each trip, we bring approximately 35 volunteer medical students, second and third-year family practice residents, nursing students, nurse practitioner students, public graduate students, along with appropriate faculty and outside volunteers with vast knowledge and experience to share with the group.
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