Happy Birthday LMI!

It has been exactly 12 months since the founding of Life Matters International (LMI), our nonprofit organization changing the “medical mission” concept from the notorious suspicion of “serving the missionaries more than the intended population” toward an evidence based impactful agent of sustainable improvement for healthcare in developing countries.

I am immensely proud to announce LMI’s next intervention in the municipality of Santa Barbara in Pangasinan, Philippines. Our goal is to decrease maternal mortality. Hence we will train local midwives and nurses in point of care ultrasound #POCUS, address local needs in prenatal care and explore ways to increase mothers’ engagement in preventive medicine - all based on local conditions and customs in a culturally sensitive way.

Kudos to our team of volunteers who will travel to SB to pass on their knowledge focused on metrics and outcomes rather than output through doling out freebies. Godspeed to those at the receiving end of our “knowledge transfer” to embrace the change, improve care and help those without means experience better healthcare and better outcomes.

A big “Thank you” to our partner organization PMSNC (Philippine Medical Society of Northern California), whose forward thinking leadership is exploring ways to turn their annual medical mission into an effort resulting in greater impact, focusing on outcomes over output and lasting change for needy populations.