Medical Project
The Vine Trust Medical & Dental Project provides primary healthcare to remote communities along the Amazon River. Many of the communities in the Amazon are inaccessible by road and therefore have little or no access to healthcare provision.
Our medical ships, Amazon Hope 1 and Amazon Hope 2, play a crucial role in the delivery of healthcare to Amazonia.
The Project works closely with the Peruvian Ministry of Health, who provide malaria and immunisation teams on various trips. In 2009, we currently serve 126 village communities which we aim to grow to just over 250 by 2010.
Our aim is to provide quarterly visits to communities on the Tigre, Nanay, Ampiyacu, Maranon and other rivers which will impact on chronic illnesses such as asthma, diabetes, epilepsy and on dental health. In addition, we will be able to identify those in need of secondary care, such as cataract surgery and hernia repair, and either arrange for this work to be carried out onboard ship or at one of the District hospitals in Iquitos.
Video Clip: Taken from a Granada Reports Documentary with presenter Paul Crone...