Tue, Oct 18, 2016
Partners With The World Pediatric Project To Bring Hope to Children Throughout Central America And The Caribbean
Miracle Flights, a nonprofit providing free flights for children to obtain distant specialized medical care, will now fund transportation for World Pediatric Project medical volunteers to treat children throughout Central America and the Caribbean.
World Pediatric Project (WPP) organizes teams of pediatric specialists in a variety of sub-specialties, including cardiac and orthopedic care, to deliver critical care in partner countries. WPP works with local medical partners to conduct diagnostic and surgical procedures while also implementing programs to reduce infant mortality.
Sending pediatric specialists and their teams to areas of need is often the most cost-effective way to treat children in developing countries.
"Miracle Flights is in the business of saving lives and we're going to expand our mission by flying doctors to help kids in Central America and the Caribbean," Mark E. Brown, CEO of Miracle Flights, said. "We're eager to get started with this exciting new partnership with World Pediatric Project and some very talented doctors from the United States," he added.
"It's staggering that 90 percent of the world's population has access to only 10 percent of the world's health resources. We're excited to partner with Miracle Flights to help close that gap," WPP CEO, Susan Rickman, said. "By connecting kids to doctors, we're able to deliver critical care to children who would otherwise not receive it. The impact we make will last a lifetime for children and their families."
Under the partnership, Miracle Flights will fund airline travel for as many as 50 WPP pediatric surgery teams in the coming year. These teams conduct week-long missions to eight countries, providing diagnostic and surgical care for an average of 45 to 60 children during each mission.
(Source: Miracle Flights news release)
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