Mano-a-Mano Introduction

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

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Ho, Ghana  Future Plans Masaya, Nicaragua South India

Effort Distribution

Medical Missions  

Location

Haiti and Philippines  Diagnosing and treating pts

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>1000 pts on missions over a 5 day period

 Screening stations for diabetes,

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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

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Goiters

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 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.