About the Missions

The medical missions to Peru are coordinated by Luis E. Raez MD, FACP, FCCP, and Orlando Silva MD, FACP. Dr. Raez, who is a member of SIA and the CLM, joined efforts with Dr. Silva, who is the founder of the Miami group called “Emmaus Medical Missions”, that successfully has been organizing medical missions to the mountains of Guatemala for several years assisting very poor people and abandoned children.

Together they started organizing the medical missions to Peru in October 2006 with the help of a group of health care professionals and volunteers from the United States.

Goals and Services

The goal of the medical missions is to provide medical care to a large number of people in Peru. The people who receive assistance are among the poorest in Peru. They live around Lima (the Peruvian capital) in precariously built placesand they do not have water, electricity or sewer services.

There are a lot of malnourished children among this population who are usually suffering from upper respiratory infections, diarrhea, parasitic diseases, and dermatological problems.

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