Mexico

Since 1989, AmeriCares has been working with the Mexican Association of Malta to provide containers of medicines, medical supplies and nutritional supplements to the poorest communities in Mexico.

AmeriCares supports many pediatric health programs in Mexico. Two notable programs that we are involved with are the Salva un Niño con SIDA and Ayudame a Vivir. Salva un Niño con SIDA is a program dedicated to the prevention of mother-child transmission of HIV/AIDS. Through a grass roots network of hospitals, clinics and health care providers, the program identifies patients with HIV and oversees all medical care in an effort to prevent vertical HIV transmission. Ayudame a Vivir is a program dedicated to overseeing the healthcare of underprivileged children who have undergone kidney transplantation. These children, living in the Guadalajara area, are given complete medical care to help them retain their kidney. In addition, their families are offered employment training so they can earn a living that can sustain the health care for their child.