Los Amigos de La Fronteras

(Border Buddies Ministries Inc.)

Medical Mission Report

2018
Los Amigos de Fronteras is a non-profit organization committed to improving the lives of disadvantaged
people living in several neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa and surrounding communities. With this goal in
mind, Los Amigos de Fronteras invited a team of medical professionals to Tegucigalpa to provide free
medical services to three neighborhoods during the month of September and October 2018. In addition,
this was the second year the medical team traveled to Comayagua and provided medical care to the
residents there.

The medical team consisted of 3 doctor specializing in family medicine and emergency medicine assisted
by 9 nurses and 3 additional administrative professionals helping in triage and in the pharmacy. In
addition, 4 local translators and the staff of Los Amigos de Fronteras were present to assist with
communications, transportation, and all other vital services.

The medical program ran from September 28th through October 4th. The medical screenings were held
in three local schools and a neighborhood in the Comayagua area. Two days were spent at the Fuerzas
Armadas School in the Modesto Rodas neighborhood, two days at Comayagua, and two days were spent
at the Santa Margarita school in the Zuaso Cordova neighborhood.

Data:

1380 patients were evaluated during the six days of medical screening.

Patient diagnoses were reviewed and included:

(Not all diagnoses are included, and many patients have more than one diagnosis)

DIAGNOSIS TOTALS

UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION (URI) 129

INTESTINAL PARASITES 16
DERMATITIS 149
ALLERGIES 108

JOINT PAIN 146

MYALGIA 114

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HEADACHE 102
HYPERTENSION 116
GERD 80
GASTRITIS 29

ABD PAIN 69
ASTHMA 36

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) 23

VAGINITIS 34
CONSTIPATION 50

TINEA 37
DIABETES 41
BRONCHITIS 11
CONJUNCTIVITIS 50
SINUSITIS 15
WELL VISIT 301

INJECTIONS 53
OTITIS MEDIA 7
LOW BACK PAIN 49
TOOTH INFECTION 21
CERUMEN IMPACTION 4
GASTROENTERITIS 12
VARICOSE VEINS 20
CERVICALGIA 3
HEAD LICE 27
FATIGUE 25
PREGNANCY 15
ANXIETY/DEPRESSION 11
INSECT BITES 6
EPISTAXIS 9

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 CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME 2
DIABETIC NEUROPATHY 7
CHIKUNGUNYA 1
PLANTAR FASCIITIS 0
TENDINOPATHY 5
HEMORRHOIDS 0
TRAUMA 6
CRYO/WARTS 6
TOTAL Patients: 1380

Total problems treated

> 2,000 - Numerous problems that we saw, only one time, are not included in the above numbers

Pharmacy
>1,800 prescriptions were dispensed to patients at no charge. Medications included drugs such as
antibiotics, antihypertensives, diabetic medication, as well as non-prescription items, such as Pedialyte,
acetaminophen, naproxen, various creams etc. Vitamins were dispensed to all patients except infants.
Pregnant women and nursing moms were given prenatal vitamins. Vitamins were not included in the
prescription count. If a person really needed a medication for a problem we did not have, the name of
the medication was written for them to show at their pharmacy.

Injections
53 injections were provided using corticosteroids for musculoskeletal disorders.

Laboratory
Laboratory tests were performed including urinalysis, fingerstick blood glucose, and pregnancy tests
performed onsite.

X-rays
Laboratory test and x-rays were reserved for emergency and urgent care because of limited funds.

Durable Medical Equipment

Items of medical equipment were dispensed to patients including:
ankle supports - 2
elastic compression stockings - 31
ACE bandages - 18
Elbow and knee sleeves, tennis elbow bands, and wrist splints for carpal tunnel syndrome were also
dispensed. The number of these items dispensed was not tabulated.