by Mano a Mano | May 24, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
A few days ago we wrote about Martha, a 17 year-old girl from San Borja, Bolivia. Martha had a large tumor in her knee, and Mano a Mano provided an emergency air transport for her to Cochabamba.Martha being transported to CochabambaMartha was taken to... 
by Mano a Mano | May 20, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
Last week Mano a Mano hosted 15 doctors, nurses, and health care professionals from Minnesota for a continuing health education conference with our medical staff in Bolivia. This was the fourth conference in the past 2 years that Regions Hospital staff has... 
by Mano a Mano | May 19, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
One of our most recent emergency air rescues occurred on May 5, 2011. We received a call from a small community that was 3 hours away on horseback from San Borja, Bolivia, in the department of Beni.There were 5 people that needed... 
by Mano a Mano | May 17, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
Our container of supplies recently arrived in Bolivia! In October of 2010, Mano a Mano US volunteers loaded 16,634 pounds of school supplies, wheelchairs, walkers, and other items. We have now shipped more than 3,000,000 pounds of supplies since 1994, valued...