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International Team Heals 28 Burned Children
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Guatemalan and North American doctors provided burn repairs for children suffering from earlier terrible accidents. In all, 28 children and four adults received surgery at Clínica Barbara's surgical center, dedicated to Partner for Surgery patients, followed by six weeks of post operative care. |
Isabela arrives for Surgery |
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Nutrition program saves lives
Babies born with cleft lips and palates have great difficulty nursing. When our local area managers asked for formula to save their lives, we acted. Thanks to a start up gift from Health for Humanity and a recent grant from the Palmer Foundation, 17 babies are now in the program. And by the November 9th surgical week, two of the first babies, Baltazar and Gaspar, had gained enough weight to have surgery!
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Patients Trust Our Rural Clinics
They make great effort to get there. Typical is the story of 48 year old Maria Pacheco who arrived with her 64 year old husband, Pedro, after a two and a half hour ride from their village. Usually they make the trip in two days on foot to save money.
However, this time they spent their meager resources for a ride because Maria's prolapsed uterus made it impossible for her to make the trip on foot. Maria, who had lived with her prolapse for six years, received surgery in November. Now she has resumed normal activities. |
Maria and Pedro Struggle for Existence |
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Surgical Center Attracts International Teams
In the last months of 2009 four North American surgical teams arrived to treat Partner for Surgery patients at Centro de Salud Barbara (Clinica Barbara). The 2010 schedule is filling rapidly but more teams can be added. The Center's reputation is growing as a location where state of the art equipment and quality staff are available to host teams that provide care to the poorest patients in rural Guatemala. Working together, Guatemalan nurses and medical students assist teams throughout their week of service.
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September's Surgical Team in Action 
Centro De Salud Barbara |
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November 17th Celebration of Success draws over 150
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Ambassador Villagrán: the Guatemalan embassy strongly supports Partner for Surgery. |
Attending the evening was the Guatemalan Ambassador, Francisco Villagrán de León, and Evelina Gonzales de Herrera, president of our Guatemalan sister organization, Compañero en Salud. Over 150 people attended, ate great Guatemalan food,
enjoyed presentations and listened to live Latin music. It was truly a night to learn more about Partner for Surgery and its work giving medical attention and the opportunity for surgery to some of the world's most impoverished people. |
Todd Peterson: the Peace Corps volunteer who returned to co-found Partner for Surgery. |
