Grant Application
	D-229    Mexico - Mexicali Medical Unit Equipment $40,000 1. This project will provide funding for the diagnostic instrumentation and equipment 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 instrumentation and equipment 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 Oeste District: 4100 Primary Contact: Manuel Meneses Email: meneses_dr@yahoo.com.mx Check all projects from: [District 4100] [Mexicali Oeste Rotary Club] [Manuel Meneses] Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country Club: El Centro District: 5340 Primary Contact: Nancy Thornburg Email: gthornburg@adelphia.net Check all projects from: [District 5340] [El Centro Rotary Club] [Nancy Thornburg] Proposed Financing Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Mexicali Oeste $2,500 District 4100 DDF $4,000 Primary International Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of El Centro $3,500 District 5340 DDF $7,000 Additional Rotary Clubs/Districts Rotary Club of Brawley $3,500 Rotary Club of Mexicali Industrial $2,500 Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation $17,000 Total $40,000 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 #54485. The TRF Staff in charge of this grant is Mireya Morales (Mireya.Morales@rotary.org). <19-Sep-06> by Brennan Pate Project is in progress. Awaiting final documents from Mexico and coordinating transfer of mobile unit. <1-Oct-07> by Gkurupas@capax.com Instrumentation and equipment was presented to the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California and crossed into Mexico in Sept. 21, 2007. Final Report will 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 District Report Dated June 6 from TRF confimed the acceptance on March 24, 2008 of the report submitted March 5, 2008 <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 report within two months. <24-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".