Mano a Mano Aviation Program

OUR SERVICES
EVACUATION OF PATIENTS (EMERGENCIES)
WEEKEND MEDICAL CLINICS
TRAVELING HEALTH EDUCATION CLASSES
AIR SUPPORT
AIR TRANSPORT FOR OTHER MANO A MANO PROGRAMS

EVACUATION OF PATIENTS(EMERGENCIES)
We airlift patients who have a medical emergency to urban hospitals for immediate attention.
Patients:
2006 - 2011  962individuals.
Local community  hospital  local commuity.
We return patients to their comunity of origen.
Types of Emergencies:
Acute illness, accidents, snake bites, need for treatment by specialist.

Patients Airlifted
Total Patients transported = 962

CHILD WITH CLEFT PALATE TRANSPORTEDTO RECEIVE SPECIALIST TREATMENT.
NEWBORN TRANSPORTED FROM HER COMMUNITY TO RECEIVE TREATMENT FOR A TUMOR ON HER HEAD.

Ambulance is ready for patient as aircraft is arriving

WEEKEND CLINICS
We transport Mano a Mano – Bolivia’s volunteer medical personnel to isolated communities to examine and treat patients at no cost.
Health   Education
Treatment   Prevention
General medicine clinics:
2006 - 2011  79 weekend clinics. 15.200patients seen.
Specialist services:
We mobilize emergency air transport.
Isolated comunities:
Medical volunteers walk, ride horses, or take a canoe from the airstrip to the patient’s communities.
200
Pts perWeekend

Weekend clinics
(planned)

WEEKEND CLINICS

TRAVELING HEALTH EDUCATION CLASSES
We fly volunteer health care professionals to rural communities (including tribal) to present workshops on preventing tropical diseases.
Malaria.
Dengue.
Leishmaniasis.
Chagas.
Tuberculosis.
Other tropical diseases.

Training Session Held in Mano a Mano Hangar

FOOD DISTRIBUTION CAMPAIGN

2010 RESULTS
MMA flew 502 hours.
MMA provided transport for 22 weekend clinics forMano a Mano Bolivia.
MMA flew 54 hours todistribute food. Transported approximately 7,000 kilos
MMA airlifted 384 emergency patients.
MMA trasported personnel, equipment and replacement parts for Mano a Mano programs to wherever they were needed.
MMA provided learning experiences for Bolivian youth in administrative areas, piloting and aircraft maintenance.
MMA iniciated a training program for its personnel in pre-hospital management of patients, taught by a member of the Board.
MMA organized a course on medical evacuations that we opened to the public. 60 people attended.

MMA DOES ITS OWN MAINTENANCE AND IS CERTIFIED AS “AN AUTHORIZED MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION” BY THE LOCAL CIVIL AERONAUTIC AUTHORITY.

DGAC (FAA) uses our
hangar and Personnel to
do accident investigations

Projected flight hours - 2011
Other NGOs
Mano a Mano Programs
Private flights to
raise funds
700 Hours projected

OUR DREAM

GRACIAS!!

Mano a Mano Aviation Program

by Mano a Mano International on Apr 15, 2011

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