Mission Statement: Providing Worldwide Medical & Humanitarian Aid
501(C)3
ECUADOR [Sept. 2010]
-9/15/10 [Quito]: drmike (CMO/World-Docs) meets w/ Dr. Manuel Calvopina (MD, PhD, MSc, DTM&H) at his lab @ Centro de Biomedicina, School of Medicine, Central Universidad, Quito; Donated medical/surgical supplies; Discussed medical needs assessment and plans for future World-Docs [WDs] missions [i.e., medical, surgical, tropical medicine] w/ Dr. Calvopina/Universidad in remote mountains/rain forests of Ecuador.
MEXICO [Jan. 2011]
-World-Docs meets with Comandante Lic. Juan A. Carbajal Figueroa and donates medical supplies to Bomberos Voluntarios [Cabo San Lucas] and discusses community medical needs assessment with local physician Dr. Martin Alcazar C. See photos.
9/16/10 [Atuntaqui]: Outside Ibarra, drmike volunteers 3 days on World Vets (spay/neuter) project; drmike meets w/ Magdalena "Magui" Chavez [Atuntaqui's Municipality/Mayor's office] and Dr. Margarita (general practice) @ Atuntaqui's hospital. Tour of hospital and medical needs assessment. Dicussed plans for future WD missions to include primary care [HTN, diabetes], geriatrics [health exams/screening], OB/GYN (special emphasis on perinatal care, teenage pregnancy, STD's).
9/21/10 [Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands]: Dr. Furio Valbonesia [Corresponsai Consular de Italia en Galapagos] introduces drmike to Dr. Mario Lopez [Director del HCRE area 2 (Santa Cruz Island Hospital)]. Tour of Santa Cruz hospital and medical needs assessment. Donated medical/surgical supplies; Discussed future medical projects [equipment repair/needed equipment]. See photos.
Nicaragua [June 2011]
drmike meets with leadership of USNS Comfort regarding future conjoint NGO missions; Drmike travels w/ World Vets to build new veterinarian surgical training center [Granada, Nicaragua]
Tanzania [Sept. 2011]
drmike carries out medical needs assessment of Masai in rural Arusha; volunteers on World Vets donkey care mission; WORLD-DOCS, INC. granted 501(c)3 status by US Treasury Department
Granada, Nicaragua [December 2011]
drmike (CMO) developing health education programs in Granada; works in progress to develop "One Health" programs, conjointly, with World Vets in Granada.