Tia Foundation

Life is Like an Onion. You Have to Peel Each Layer

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Free consultations were given by the UVM brigade on our first day in the Municipality of Tuxcueca, Jalisco in the little town of Las Cebollas (The Onions), very far off the beaten path. This picture is taken in the town square, next to the elementary school. Our Universidad del Valle de Mexico (UVM) doctors endured the intense heat and humidity each day of this project, in places where there is no air conditioning and often no electricity. Just when the medicos thought we had covered every patient in town, school let out, and many parents brought their children for free care too. Lots of Tia Promotores (community health workers) in training, turned up to lend a hand at the consultations.

La vida es como una cebolla, debes pelarla capa por capa.

Se ofrecieron consultas gratuitas por la brigada de la UVM en nuestro primer día en el municipio (mas)

Practicing on Oranges

Practice on Oranges

Bertha Alicia Lopez, the President of DIF (Family & Social Services) in Tuxcueca is practicing injections on an orange before attempting it on a live person. An orange is much less intimidating for a first stab. She and her classmates passed this exercise on their exams with flying colors. Tia’s next stop will be in La Manzanilla de La Paz in September. We hope to stop by and say hello to our Promotores and friends in Tizapan El Alto and Tuxcueca while we are in the area.

Practicando en naranjas

Bertha Alicia Lopez, presidenta del DIF (Desarrollo Integral de la Familia: servicios sociales) en (mas)

Tia’s Summer Newsletter

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We just finished Tia’s Summer Newsletter. If you would like to view it, click here or use this link (https://tiafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/noticas062116.pdf). You can read more details about our recent project in Tuxcueca, get to know our VEA Katie Smith, preview our next project, and much more!

Boletín de verano de Tía

Justo terminamos el boletín de verano de tía. Si quieres visitarlo haz click aquí y utiliza este link (https://tiafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/noticas062116.pdf). Puedes leer más detalles acerca de nuestro reciente proyecto en Tuxcueca, conocer a nuestra VEA Katie Smith, ver avances de nuestro próximo proyecto, y mucho más!

Two of Many

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A physician’s grade stethoscope and baumanometer (blood pressure cuff) are just two of many items Tia’s Promotores find in their medical kits. There are also prenatal vitamins, IV solutions and setup equipment, syringes, bandages, medicines to treat a wide variety of ailments and emergencies, and a glucometer with plenty of lancets and testing strips. Each kit is customized for the specific needs of that zone and are valued at around $2,000 retail. Our Volunteer Expedition Adventurers help us put them together before each project, so they get to see first-hand all the lifesaving contents.

Dos de muchos

Un estetoscopio y un baumanómetro (equipo de toma de presión arterial) profesional son (mas)

Meet Maria Guadalupe and Sirenia

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Maria Guadalupe and Sirenia are pictured here, right after each received their diplomas. These two women had perfect attendance and passed their difficult examinations under trying circumstances. The courses were held in the Casa Ejidal and it was quite hot and humid in the afternoon. No matter. The students and the brigade members braved the heat and carried on with their course.