Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Project Spotlight: Water Sanitation

A preliminary study by the district health post identified many common contaminants in Pampas Grande's water supply. The problem is further compounded by the recent cut in government funding for chlorination of Pampas Grande's reservoir. For this project, we plan to conduct a formal assessment of the water supply in Pampas and its surrounding towns as well as administer a survey to determine where residents obtain water. As a gift to the town and Mayor, we will then provide the chlorine required to sanitize the reservoir.




The estimated cost for this project is $500, which includes water testing kits and chlorine. If you would like to help fund this project, you can go to our website, richmondglobalhealthalliance.org, and make a donation via Paypal. Since all RGHA volunteers have paid for personal travel, food, and lodging expenses, 100% of your donation will go to this and other peojects.

T-minus three days and counting until the medical team leaves for Pampas!

Monday, June 10, 2013

Project Spotlight: Skin Care


Our longest standing project seeks to treat and prevent the extensive damage that high altitude and sun exposure cause- especially to the sensitive skin of the face. For those children interested in participating, we provide sunscreen and education on skin health/safety. Contacts in the community follow up with the participants to track their progress and report their findings to us for future planning.

The estimated cost for this project is $300, which includes the cost of sunscreen. Please help us with this project by donating via Paypal on our website, richmondglobalhealthalliance.org.One-hundred percent of your donation will go to project expenses.


For more information on our skin project and the issue of skin damage in Peru, see this post, which we published early last year: High Altitude and Healthy Skin: A Public Health Concern.

RGHA Medical Projects