Pacific Medical Aid

Absolutely critical to our success with heart patients from the Central Pacific are new heart valves needed to replace defective human valves in the dozens of islanders brought to the U.S. for life-saving surgery. ow.ly/pvO930o83Vq

Several patients were identified with symptoms of coronary artery disease, nine went for further evaluation and surgery, five received open heart surgery for valve repair or replacement and one patient underwent coronary bypass surgery. ow.ly/c0vF30o83M7

More than 30 percent of adults in the Line Islands of Kiribati are suffering with Type 2 Diabetes and its life-threatening effects. You can Help! ow.ly/niNL30nRHd0 #kiribati #lineislands #AllLivesMatter #hearthealth #surgery #Diabetes #IslandStrong

Few things are as rewarding as watching the joy on a cataract patient’s face when the bandages first come off and he or she can see again after being blind for years. ow.ly/9USi30n3n5W #kiribati #lineislands #AllLivesMatter #hearthealth #surgery #Eyecare #IslandStrong

"The power went out during a C-Section and I asked people to shine their smartphone flashlights into the field." ow.ly/q4sl30n3n2H #lifesaving #kiribati #lineislands #Heartstrong #AllLivesMatter #hearthealth #surgery #Eyecare #IslandStrong

...He would push himself forward on his knuckles and use the cardboard like a sled along the rough ground... ow.ly/JkNf30mlEfU #AllLivesMatter #surgery #IslandStrong #Kiribati #ClimateKiribati #KiribatiNewsDes

Read how our intrepid heart team has returned home after seeing 177 patients and identified nine needing life-saving surgery... ow.ly/fb9g30mlE1A #lifesaving #kiribati #lineislands #Heartstrong #AllLivesMatter #hearthealth #surgery #Eyecare #IslandStrong

PIMA volunteer physicians have identified 41 blind and nearly blind islanders needing cataract surgery and dispensed hundreds of pairs of long distance vision and reading glasses. ow.ly/MhyL30kcreU #Heartstrong #AllLivesMatter #hearthealth #surgery #Eyecare #IslandStrong

Our PIMA team plans to spend two weeks on Christmas Island (Kiritimati), Tabuaeran and Teraina this August and return to the islands twice each year for follow-up and training ow.ly/vt2L30kcrdb #Heartstrong #AllLivesMatter #hearthealth #surgery #Eyecare #IslandStrong

For Iotua Nenetaake (2) and Bwabwane Meeia (10) it’s a dream come true thanks to the efforts of Pacific Islands Medical Aid, HeartGift Texas and Dell Childrens’ Medical Center ow.ly/OLbq30iTJD1 #Heartstrong #AllLivesMatter #hearthealth #surgery #Eyecare #IslandStrong

Our volunteer Women’s Health team has just completed it’s third mission to Christmas Island where high rates of uterine cancer plague Pacific Island nations and threaten the lives of adult women ow.ly/69CE30iTJs2 #AllLivesMatter #hearthealth #CancerAwareness #IslandStrong

Our advance eye surgery team returns from the isolated islands of Tabuaeran, Teraina and Kiritimati in the Central Pacific where they identified more than 50 islanders needing cataract surgery ow.ly/Glwg30iOYj5 #AllLivesMatter #hearthealth #surgery #Eyecare #IslandStrong

Pacific Islands Medical Aid would like to thank everyone for their support this past year. Happy Holidays and we wish you a wonderful & healthy new year! #HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas #HappyNewYear #SavingLives #WorldPeace #ChangingLives #Healthcare

100% of your donation is deductible and goes toward supplying medical aid, building and restoring communications, and providing the necessary transportation for our volunteers, doctors and especially the patients who are badly in need of urgent healthcare. ow.ly/WC4P50fG6Sg

“It’s a miracle,” his mother says. PIMA helps a little boy who walks on his knees. ow.ly/Gvqv50eV6np #alllivesmatter

We love to see those who can, investing in global wellness. ow.ly/7QQB30gjjS2 #tesla #childrenshospital #puertorico #solar #elonmusk

Two children with congenital heart defects will be literally saved by HeartGift Austin this month. ow.ly/kvPa30gg86t #alllivesmatter

More than 40 lives have been saved to date by our PIMA heart surgery program, thanks to our donors. ow.ly/mniX30gg82R #alllivesmatter

CryoLife and On-X Life Technologies, Inc. donate world-class artificial heart valves through Baylor Heart Hospital ow.ly/xa2s30cKS0j

One of the most challenging aspects for PIMA is the maintenance and repair of the island equipment. ow.ly/x1kf30cKRh9