After our successful missions to Lebanon last December and India this past March we are very excited to be gearing up for our 18th humanitarian campaign tomorrow August 4th. We are going to be doing a joint mission to two separate areas of Peru. The first half of our campaign will be to the amazonian jungle town of Tarapoto. Tarapoto is situated in the San MartÃn Province and is located in the high jungle plateau to the east of what is known as the "selva baja". We will be offering a free clinic at the Clinica Oftalmologica de la Selva, recently established by Dr. Arevalo. Dr. Arevalo, a native of Tarapoto, has been a huge supporter of VOSH-NY and has volunteered with us countless times in the past. We are very proud and excited to be partnering up with him on this mission. The second phase of our August campaign will be to the outskirts "barriada" area of Lima. We are looking to join forces with the Peruvian Ministry of Health and the Peruvian Army. Our goal is to really benefit the poor populations outside the city who lack access to core Optometric services and channeling necessary eye surgeries to the Clinica Geriatrica del Ejercito. We are very excited about this upcoming campaign and we ask for your continued involvement and support.
Donations can be made @ http://vosh-ny.org/donate.html
