Announcement

A message regarding COVID-19

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INMED USA will be working closely with our community partners to help our families and community through this challenging time. For the Opportunity Center, we will follow the recommendation of Loudoun County Public Schools to CLOSE to help protect our children and families. The situation with COVID-19 is evolving rapidly. Keep up to date with the latest information in the link below.
https://www.loudoun.gov/5307/Coronavirus?AID=Get-the-latest-information-on-COVID19-45

Right now we are focusing on the needs our families will face as children are out of school and parents are unable to work. Today our after-school staff are putting together learning packets for our children to work on until March 20.… Read the rest...

Bilikits arrive in La Libertad!

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Hospitals in Trujillo will be 1st to use this revolutionary trio of technologies to screen for, diagnose and treat neonatal jaundice in low-resource regions. The Regional Governor, Regional Health Manager & hospital directors held a press conference with INMED Andes’ project director Zarela Bravo to share the big news. Funded by a Saving Lives at Birth grant from Grand Challenges Canada, INMED Partnerships for Children/INMED Andes introduced the BilikitTM last year in Peru’s Junín region. Health workers have since screened more than 3,000 newborns at 13 health facilities serving remote communities. An additional seven hospitals will implement the BilikitTM in the La Libertad region in 2020.… Read the rest...