Mano-a-Mano Relief Organization Pedro cordero, M.d., F.a.c.s. Founder and president of mano-a-mano
Mission Statement
ď‚— Mission is to provide humanitarian
aid to the underserved around the world through urgently needed medical, surgical and educational supplies.
History of Mano-a-Mano Founded in Fall of 2007 by Dr. Pedro Cordero and
Dr. Lorna Bayes who were touched by what they saw in the Philippines on a medical/surgical mission
The poverty, lack of medical care Need for items routinely discarded in the US
Services Surgery, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, Opthalmology with free eyeglasses, Dental, Circumcision, OB/GYN (pap smears and breast exams), glucose screening, health lectures
Locations Philippines Palawan, Pureto Princesa Palawan, Taytay Palawan, El Nido Manila, Smokey Mountain, Tondo Zambales, Candelaria Davao Del Sur, Bansalan Tuguegarao, Cagayan
Haiti
Port au Prince Africa
Ho, Ghana Future Plans Masaya, Nicaragua South India
Effort Distribution
Medical Missions
Location
Haiti and Philippines Diagnosing and treating pts
>1000 pts on missions over a 5 day period
Screening stations for diabetes,
htn, cholesterol Dental work OB/GYN services
Pap smears and breast exams
Opthalmology screening and eye glasses Immunizations Medication and treatment free of charge to pts who need it
Haiti – Medication distribution
Philippines - Eyeglasses
Philippines – Pediatric Dental Care
Philippines – Diabetes Screening
Haiti
Haiti – Medication Sorting and Distribution
Surgical Missions
Location
Ghana (with Operation Hernia), Philippines Circumcisions, minor
surgery in Philippines Longstanding inguinal hernias in Ghana Goal is to continue with projects in the Philippines and to continue working with Operation Hernia
Planned OH missions in India and Nicaragua
Haiti – Minor Surgical Procedures
Ghana 2012 – With Operation Hernia
Ghana 2012 – Hernia Patients
Ghana 2012 – Local OR nursing staff
Ghana 2012 – Television Interview
Donations
Location Philippines, Haiti, Ghana, Sierra Leon, Guyana, Nicaragua, Ivory Coast, Dominican Republic
Surgical instruments as
well as a huge array of medical supplies School bus to be converted into mobile operating room
Future Mobile OR
Ghana 2012
Donations
Education
Location Philippines, Haiti, Ghana Hygeine health, self
awareness Breast self exams
Breast cancer Iodonized salt
Goiters
Folate Cleft lip and palate
Philippines
Philippines
The Future We realize the need for continuation of care…which
takes a HUGE amount of monetary resources Our goal, however, is to leave behind patients who are much more aware of their medical problems and are more educated about their medical treatment needs.