By Adam G See | Executive Director
Dear GG Friends,
Ecuador is in desperate need of your help. The recent earthquake, the political dysfunction, and underlying poverty that permeates Ecuador has severely undermined the nation's healthcare infrastructure. VIDA is partnered with the Junta de Beneficencia de Guayaquil, a 115-year old charity based in Guayaquil that operates large hospitals as well as several clinics and nursing homes in this large port city. They provide free medical care to 500,000 patients a year who are among Ecuador’s poorest citizens. VIDA provides them with medical supplies and equipment that they desperately need and helps to alleviate costs in serving the poor. Junta’s vast network makes them particularly effective in responding to the regions impacted by the quake.
VIDA needs your help! VIDA covers all costs of the shipment and we need to raise additional funds to send our next container. This container to Guayaquil will primarily carry medical equipment donated from local Bay Area hospitals. Hospital beds, gurneys, exam tables, wheelchairs, walkers, crutches and other ambulatory equipment will fill the container to the brim. On an ongoing basis we drive around the Bay for scheduled equipment donations -so that when an event happens - such as this earthquake - we are fully prepared to respond in Latin America.
Your support will go directly to covering the shipping costs and import fees!
Thank you for helping us to achieve our goals.
Regards,
The VIDA Team
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