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Andean Medical Mission in action 2025

8 October 2025 | | international, AMM, charity, South America, glaucoma

Dear friends and supporters, What 12 months it has been for the Andean Medical Mission! Thanks to your encouragement and generosity, we’ve been able to continue our work to eliminate avoidable blindness in the Beni region of Bolivia — and...

WATCH EPISODE 12: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

29 January 2025 | Andean Medical Mission, Charity, International, Working abroad, Dave Goldsmith, LMICs, Rural, South America

Welcome to the 12th episode of Beyond 2020, the video series from Andean Medical Mission | Bolivian Medical Charity that looks at strategies to eliminate avoidable blindness in countries with developing eyecare services and shares ideas and solutions to common...

WATCH EPISODE 11: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

22 January 2025 | Andean Medical Mission, South America, Rural, LMICs, Dave Goldsmith, Working abroad, International, Charity

Welcome to the 11th episode of Beyond 2020, the video series from Andean Medical Mission | Bolivian Medical Charity that looks at strategies to eliminate avoidable blindness in countries with developing eyecare services and shares ideas and solutions to common...

WATCH EPISODE 10: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

11 September 2024 | AMM, Pterygium surgery, Charity, International, Working abroad, Dave Goldsmith, Rural Areas, South America, Bolivia, Andean Medical Mission

Welcome to the 10th episode of Beyond 2020, the video series from Andean Medical Mission | Bolivian Medical Charity that looks at strategies to eliminate avoidable blindness in countries with developing eyecare services and shares ideas and solutions to common...

Orbis Brings Sight-Saving Glaucoma Training to Rural Peru

19 July 2024 | charity, international, Orbis, Latin America, South America, Peru, rural, humanitarian

International eyecare charity Orbis has kicked off a five-day, on-site hospital training programme in Trujillo, Peru, to enhance the skills of local eyecare professionals in treating glaucoma.