Hospital Del Niño 2009

Children's Hospital La Paz, Bolivia 2009

In 2009 our organization Unidos por Latinoamerica was able to raised a total of $1200 with this funding Edgar volunteered at the Children's Hospital in La Paz, Bolivia.

Here is a list of all the medical supplies we donated to the different departments at the hospital:

Oncology Department:

1 powder
1 box of face mask
1 box of gloves
1 box of tongue pressers
1 blood pressure cuff (sphygmomanometer)
40 syringes (3 ml)
40 syringes (5 ml)
50 transfusion equipment
50 venoclysis equipment
20 glucose (5%)1000
24 glucose (5%)500
20 isotonic 1000
48 isotonic 500
10 vancomycin (2ml)
20 blankets
12 towels
3 shampoo
15 ceftacef (1gr)
50 cepotaxima (1gr)
50 bicarbonate (20 ml) 8%
50 amicakina 100mg
10 fluconazol solution
50 metroclopamida (2ml)
50 bicarbonate (20 ml) 8%

Infectious Diseases Department:

1 blood pressure cuff (sphygmomanometer)
1 box of tongue pressers
1 box of gloves
1 box of face masks
200 disposable cups
30 syringes (3ml)
30 syringes (5ml)
1 iodized alcohol
1 oxygenated water
3 water bowls
20 blankets
2 dozen of soaps
6 shampoos
5 sulfatiazol
1 powder
2 dozen of hand towels
1 oxygenated water

Burn Unit:

1 vaseline
2 nitrofurozona
1 povidine topico
2 powder
5 sulfatiazol
1 gauze
1 box of face masks
1 box of gloves
1 box of tongue pressers
1 dozen of soaps
1 dozen of hand towels
30 syringes (3ml)
3 shampoos
30 syringes (5ml)
3 water bowls
60 blankets
1 oxygenated water
1 iodized alcohol

Nursing Unit:

1 digital scale for babies
1 height measuring device
1 tensiometer

Residents Room:

1 refrigerator


We also took a clown show for the children at the different departments. Please feel free to check out our pictures!

We want to thank to all the members of the organization and people who helped us make this possible.

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Mission

In exchange of a smile from children of Latin America our organization is dedicated to provide basic needs in health care and education.

Unidos por Latino America

History

Our organization started in 2007. We went to the Children’s Hospital and “Hogar Virgen de Fatima” orphanage. Both located in La Paz Bolivia.

In 2008 we took our donations to “Voces Libres” and “Hogar Mixto La Paz Guarderia Infantil Soria” orphanages both located in La Paz Bolivia.

In 2009 Unidos por Latino America was officially founded as a nonprofit organization in the state of Washington US.

Unidos por Latino America

Board of Directors:

President : Pamela Calderon
Vice President : Edgar Calderon
Treasurer: Estuardo Mejia

Funding

Ninety percent of the proceeds will go towards children of Latin America and ten percent will go to the organization’s expenses.

Unidos por Latino America

Board of Directors:

President : Pamela Calderon
Vice President : Edgar Calderon
Treasurer: Estuardo Mejia

Funding

Ninety percent of the proceeds will go towards children of Latin America and ten percent will go to the organization’s expenses.

Statistics

Bolivia is located in the center of South America

The population of Bolivia in 2003 was estimated by the Word Factbook at 9,247,816 citizens.

Sixty percent of the population is poor, and 14 % live with less than a dollar per day.

One fourth of the population of children have poor nutrition.

Only half of the population of children finish elementary school.

More than sixty percent of the population have no access to basic needs or sanitation.