A doctor from the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara’s Programa de Medicina de La Comunidad reviews the protocol for preparing to give an injection with a promotora who is about to graduate.
The doctor, then offers himself as a guinea pig to make sure she has mastered this skill. Afterward, the doctor remarked that she did a great job; he hardly felt a thing!
Whenever possible, Tia buys their medical supplies in bulk. Before a new project launch, we must count out and divide all the items. Bandages, sterile gloves, masks, IV bottles, syringes, cotton, rehydration solution, manual respirators, anti-spider and scorpion venom, alcohol and the medicines shown above, are expected to last about a year before they need to be replenished.
A year’s supply will not fit in the medical kits, so each promotora receives a large, sturdy bag full of items.
Laura and Paty spent Friday and Saturday shopping for all the supplies for the promotora’s medical kits and the items needed for the medical brigade. Early Sunday morning, we put the kits together. Mario Hernandez Garibay, Paty’s son, is pictured above. Though only in Junior High, Mario was an incredible help, just as productive as the adults. This is Mario’s second time helping Tia assemble the kits.
Paty is counting the sterile gloves that will go in the kits for the brigade doctors. Because Tia buys many things in bulk, we have to physically count the items for distribution. We finished on time and saw the brigade off, on its way to El Salvador, Jalisco.
The week of November 5th, Tia will launch its next project in El Salvador, Jalisco, in the Municipality of Tequila. The Google Earth Map below shows a close up of the area:
Here you can see where El Salvador is located in Mexico:
Tia is greatly indebted to these two incredible women, Patricia Garibay (Tia) and Maurilia Huerta Salas. Maurilia is a natural community leader from La Presa. Though Maurilia has no legs and underdeveloped arms, she completed her high school education and some college courses. She served as a Municipal Council Member, representing the communities in the area.
She is a champion for the surrounding villages and pleaded with PMC to bring Tia’s program to her area. She helped coordinate the living arrangements for the brigade and even helped cook the meals. Maurilia has plans to start a microenterprise foundation in her area.
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