Free Medical and Dental Brigades
We have provided free medical and dental care through health brigades in poor, rural areas thanks to sponsorship from the Judith Lombeida Medical Foundation, Adopt a Village, and the University of Kentucky.
Dental Office in San Juan de Malchinguí
In a community-run operation and with modern equipment funded by Adopt A Village, this office provides dental care to people with few resources in the surrounding communities of San Juan de Malchingui.
Medical Brigade from the University of Kentucky. August 2008
40 professionals (dentistry, pediatrics, gastroenterology, general medicine, nursing, and ophthalmology) divided into two teams provided health services in district of Santiago de Malchingui, the neighborhood Santa Eulalia, and to the Inti-Pacha, San Juan, Francisco Saá Schools.
Judith Lombeida Foundation Medical Brigade. August 2008
North American and National Ecuadorian Air Force doctors provided health services in the community Cananvalle, in the district of Tabacundo.
Adopt-a Village International Dental Brigade, August 2008
Provided dental services to the population of the district of Tabacundo.
Judith Lombeida Foundation Dental Brigade. April 2009
A team of dentists assisted the UCCOPEM and TURUJTA organizations in Pasquel, in the district of Tabacundo.
University of Kentucky Medical Brigade. May 2009
Medical professionals (dentistry, pediatrics, gastroenterology, general medicine, nursing, ophthalmology) divided into two teams assisted the organization TURUJTA, in the communities of Santa Monica and Cananvalle, and also in the districts of Tupigachi and Tabacundo.
Trauma Surgery Brigade sponsored by the Rotary Club and the Hospital de los Valles. September 2009
Trauma surgeons provided prosthetic knee and hip implants.
Foundation Judith Lombeida Dental Brigade. March 2010.
A dental brigade provided services in Bellavista in the Galapagos, Santa Rita in Archidona, San Pedro de Muyuna in Tena, and the Malchingui region of Pedro Moncayo.
Adopt-a-Village International Dental Brigade. August 2010
A team of 8 professionals provided dental care in the Malchingi district of Pedro Moncayo, province of Pichincha.
Adopt-a-Village International Dental Brigade. August 2010
A dental care brigade provided services to the community of Cananvalle in the Pedro Moncayo region, province of Pichincha.
Judith Lombeida Foundation Surgical Medical Brigade. September 2010
A surgical medical mission carried out surgeries for patients with cleft lip, palate, and also hand and foot surgeries in the Hospital Delfina Torres de Cocha in the province of Esmeraldas.