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Medical Contacts - Voluntary OrganizationsM.E.D.I.C.O. 1107 Main Street Georgetown, Texas 78626 Provides free medical, dental and optometric attention and educational services to rural Hondurans. Regularly sends field and surgical teams. Works closely with local organizations. INTERPLAST Volunteer surgeons, anesthesiologist and nurses make four visits to Honduras each year. Usually working in SPS and La Ceiba through the help of the Honduran National Medical Association. Teams repair cleft lips and palates, disfigurement, tumors and so forth. Interplast, Inc., 2458 Embarcadero Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303, telephone (415) 424-0123, ask for Amy or Rosemary. Margaret Beckman, La Ceiba, is field coordinator, telephone 42-0220 SPS contact is Ruth Paz, telephone 53-4680 MEDRETE Sponsored by Panama-based U.S. Army Southern Command Medical Training Exercise Medical and dental care, tips on personal hygiene CAPE CARES (AmeriCARES) Non-profit organization based in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, sends volunteers to Honduran villiages offering free medical and dental care Contact: Dr. Mahoney, private dental practice in Massachusetts, also Dr. Fred Duffy THE LUKE SOCIETY, INC. 1121 Grove Street P.O. Box 349 Vicksburg, MS 39181-0349 Phone: (601) 638-1629 Fax: (601) 636-7103 This organization has had a permanent clinic for the past ten years in Santa Maria del Real, Olancho. The offer pediatric as well as other medical services. Dr. Nestor Salavarria,Director, Asociacion El Buen Pastor Apartado Postal No. 35 Codigo Postal No. 16201 Catacamas, Olancho Honduras Tel. y Fax: (504) 95-4011 WORLD NEIGHBORS Not a medical organization, they began work in Honduras in 1980 with an intial focus on food production. Their work has evolved to include food security, environmental protection and reproductive health. World Neighbors 4127 NW 122 Street Oklahoma City, OK 73120 (405) 752-9700 or 1-800-A-HAND-UP http://www.halcyon.com/fkroger/hond.html http://www.halcyon.com/fkroger/honduras.html E-mail Frank Kroger at fkroger@halcyon.com RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE 403 E. 15th Steet Austin, TX 78701 (512) 472-9844 CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF AUSTIN 601 E. 15TH STREET Austin, TX 78701 Prepared by Brad Martin “Honduras Travel Guide” Honduras1@aol.com
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