HEALTH



Brigades

We organize medical brigades with Ecuadorian and international professionals, converting the brigades into an opportunity for people who require important surgical treatment.

In addition, community brigades are carried out in Quito’s peripheral neighborhoods.


During the year 2008 has been carried out 16 surgical so much medical brigades as of common health. It was carried out 10 surgical brigades in the specialties of plastic surgery (harelip, palate split, burns, scars, reconstruction of auricular building), ear nose and throat specialist (surgeries of ear), orthopedics, (artificial hip, dislocation of hip, foot equinovaro), pediatric surgery (ruptures, circumcisions, hipospadias), ophthalmology (cataracts), dentistry, gynecology and general surgery. 526 patients they have been operated and 61 patients were carried out processing dental low general anesthesia.

In Common Health 5 brigades of general medicine and one of dentistry were carried out, being attended 3423 patients. In the execution of these brigades they participate so much personal foreign as institutional.

 

Brigade Schedule 2009


   

SYSTEMS

       
  HEALTH

The Integrated Health System (SSI) of the Tierra Nueva Foundation fortifies the work of the health teams and provides versatile and extensive health coverage.


 
EDUCATION

In order to serve the children from low-income families in the south of Quito we have established 2 daycare centers, a center for integral development "El Niño", and a program sponsoring school age children.

 

OTHERS

To meet the needs of the south part of the city of Quito, the Tierra Nueva Foundation also provides Legal Consul..

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