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	D-228    Mexico - Mexicali Medical Unit Vehicle $42,000 1. This project will provide funding for the chassis and coach for an operational mobile medical unit which will be used to medically examine women primarily for cervical cancer, perform sample analysis and provide results that very same day. This proposed mobile medical unit will also provide treatment for women with minor gynecological disorders. This project’s focus to procure the chassis and coach of the mobile medical unit. 2. This project targets impoverished to low-income women, ages primarily 35-45, living in the rural areas surrounding Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. The vast majority of these women do not have ready access to appropriate medical facilities and also have very limited financial resources to test for cervical cancer and other related disorders. The current mortality rate for women in this age group is 13.6%. Early detection and treatment will prevent many needless deaths from cervical cancer and will keep families intact. This project will be manned by physicians from the Department of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexico. 3. The project area is located very close to the USA / Mexico Border with host and international partners in very close proximity, in the cross-border cities of Calexico, CA and Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. This project requires frequent meetings between the host and international participants to confirm the project’s objectives, by actively monitoring implementation and ongoing operations. A committee of host and international partners will jointly supervise the ongoing project to its completion, insuring the program’s objectives. Primary Host Partner in the Project Country Club: Mexicali Centinela District: 4100 Primary Contact: Adolfo Rico Lopez Email: Check all projects from: [District 4100] [Mexicali Centinela Rotary Club] [Adolfo Rico Lopez] Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country Club: Calexico District: 5340 Primary Contact: Gil A. Perez Email: gilper@sbcglobal.net Check all projects from: [District 5340] [Calexico Rotary Club] [Gil A. Perez] Proposed Financing Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Mexicali Centinela $2,500 District 4100 DDF $5,000 Primary International Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Calexico $3,500 District 5340 DDF $7,000 Additional Rotary Clubs/Districts Rotary Club of Blythe $3,500 Rotary Club of Calafia de Mexicali $2,500 Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation $18,000 Total $42,000 Status and Progress Information Completed This project is completed. Project listed for the 2004-05 Rotary Year. The Matching Grant application number from TRF is #54481. The TRF Staff in charge of this grant is Mireya Dominguez (Mireya.dominguez@rotary.org). The mobile clinic is currently in the final stages of getting the final documentation approval for exporting it into Mexicali, Mexico. Hopefully, it will be exported in September 2007. <8-Jan-07> by Gil A. Perez A progress report was sent and received by The Rotary Foundation on September 26, 2006. <1-Oct-07> by Gkurupas@capax.com Chassis & coach was delivered to the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California on Friday Sept. 21, 2007 and crossed into Mexico. Final Report to be sent to RF. <26-Mar-08> by Susan Thorning A warning letter sent February 28,2008 from the Rotary Foundation indicated that a report was overdue. A submission of a final report with a bank statement and receipts is now past due and can prevent the approval of additional projects. Please submit as soon as possible. <24-Jun-08> by Susan Thorning June 6 District 5340 Matching Grants report shows that a report was accepted by TRF on March 24, 2008 <6-Feb-09> by Gil A. Perez The mobile medical unit is operational and visits rural areas of Mexicali. An average of 20 patients are examined per trip and will increase as more men allow their wife to be examined by the Doctors. Uterine cancer has been detected in acouple of women and have been referred to the state hospital for further tereatment. Additional medical supplies and equipment will be purchased for the unit. Once this is done, we will close the project. <20-Mar-09> by Susan Thorning An interim report is due March 24, 2009 and should be subbmitted as soon as possible to prevent delay of approval of any pending grants. <9-Mar-10> by Susan Thorning interim reports submitted. Bank statements requested <11-Jun-10> by Susan Thorning Your last report was accepted in March. Your next interim report is due before March 2011. If you complete the project soon, please submit a final report within two months. <23-Jun-11> by Philippe Lamoise Per Gil Perez, the final report has been faxed to TRF. <27-Jul-11> System Entry Grant status changed to "Completed". Web site design by Philippe Lamoise, D2G Pages, pictures and video on this site © Philippe Lamoise 2001, 2005 This website is a private initiative by Rotarian Philippe Lamoise, Torrey Pines Rotary Club, District 5340, to help the clubs and districts worldwide to do matching grants with The Rotary Foundation.