Mano a Mano’s aviation program has 2 primary programs working with Bolivian communities that have minimal access to health care: emergency rescue of ill and injured individuals, transporting them to urban hospitals for life-saving treatment; and weekend clinics for which we transport volunteer health care professionals into remote areas to provide primary medical & dental care. In the first 3 months of 2022, we provided emergency flights for 61 people and transported health care professionals to provide 5 weekend health clinics. In total, we flew a total of 62 hours on 82 flights. We also transported 74,300 pounds of medical supplies, mobility equipment, food and supplies, and other needed items.
Why Aviation is Important for Mano a Mano’s Programs Partnering With Rural Bolivian Communities
In rural Bolivia, it can take people in many communities multiple DAYS to get to healthcare; by plane this trip can be reduced to an HOUR or 2, which is critical in an emergency. To give a recent example: a person in need of an emergency flight in the department of Beni called Mano a Mano because their nearest health center would have been a tough 3-day journey by water that they were in no condition to make; on the Mano a Mano plane it was under an hour.
Providing 5 Weekend Health Clinics
Transporting 74,300 Pounds of Cargo
Learn More About Mano a Mano’s Aviation Program in Bolivia
- Providing Emergency Flights and Weekend Health Clinics: Mano a Mano’s Aviation Program in 2021
- Volunteer Spotlight: Dra. Carmen Duran Providing Weekend Dental Care in Rural Bolivia
- Mano a Mano Technical Training Programs for Construction and Aviation
- New Trailer: “Pilot of Hope” Documentary
- Marking the Completion of the Toro Toro Airstrip on May 21st, 2021
- Donating Medical Supplies by Plane in Baures and Two Hospitals in Oruro
- Providing Air Transport from San Borja to Cochabamba for Oscar
- Recent Mano a Mano Emergency Flights – May 2021
- 3 Years With a Cessna Caravan: Improving the Capacity of Mano a Mano’s Aviation Program in Bolivia
- Weekend Health Clinics – November 2021
- Finding Chairs to Provide Dental Care During Weekend Health Clinics in Rural Bolivia
- A Look Back At What We Did Together in 2021 – Mano a Mano 2021 Annual Report