Public Health

Suchitoto Health Brigade

Colatino published an article recently about a health brigade we did in Suchitoto under health coordinator Comando Rosa Arrueé de Méndez.

Medical Brigade in Usulután

A journalist in Usultán named Gerardo Salazar interviewed us and a North American doctor about our collaboration together with Optometry and PA students from Drexel University Pennsylvania. Our director of medicine Rosa Mendez is on…

Vaccinations against AH1N1

Medical personnel from the Health Department of Concepcion, immunized workers at Comandos in order to increase their defenses to AH1N1. There is a risk of direct contact with this illness due to our health care…

Walk in Clinic: Consults and Suturing

Many of our patients are not only served through EMS/SAR yet also through medical consultations, and basic suturing/first aid in our Emergency Walk in clinic in San Salvador.  This helps bigger congested Emergency Rooms in…

Governor of Usulutan: Fumigation

The Fight Against Dengue Fever

EMS crews from CDS in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Munincipal Mayors office of Soyapango, fumigated 990 homes in the neighborhood of Colonia San José II. The fumigation campaign continues this Tuesday in…

Vacation at Comandos

North American Doctor Brett Spitnale MD, spent the last fifteen days of his vacation working with CDS. During his stay he offered training to staff, went on health brigades to outlying communities affected by last…

Fumigation Against Dengue

EMS workers from the fumigation team titled, “Unidad de Vectores” prepare mosquito fogging machines for an upcoming day trip this Saturday to fumigate in the department of Usulután and after-wards in the Department of San…

Doctors in Love

Physicians Julio Orellana and Margarita de Orellana united their hearts in love and now serve their fellow man, woman and child by working with Comandos de Salvamento.  Their role is to attend patients and do…

La Paz Health Brigade

Recently, Comandos de Salvamento and other NGOs, did a medical brigade visit to Cantón El Carmen, Department of La Paz. Over 250 people, children and elderly adults received free medical consultation and medicine. These people…

Health Brigade Fotos in Verapaz

On November 16th, 2009 A group of Comandos de Salvamento did medical consults around the villages of Verapaz and Guadlupe in the dept of San Vicente.

Rescates Helicópteros

Comandos de Salvamento in collaboration with the Salvadoran Air Force rescued three people this Sunday from isolated zones around Lake Ilopango. Patients included a male with an injured leg, an intoxicated individual and a patient…