Save the Date DB Peru Gala
September 12, 2018
Save the Date! Glamourween Masquerade Gala Wednesday 31st October 2018 British Embassy Residence, Lima, Peru ...
DB Peru News
Documentary Film Crew on Board
June 1, 2018
Having a film crew with us has led to some amazing observations about our organization, as well as documenting our work and programs. Global Scream Productions from Nashville led by Anne Fentress, filmmaker, and Josephine Vandevender are here with cameraman Eduardo Delgado and sound man Daniel Saavedra from Lima, interviewing Renzo Peña, Vice President of...
Health Booklet Published for All Families in the Lower Napo River
April 9, 2018
DB Peru has published a health education booklet, Enfermidades y Tratamientos más comunes in el Bajo Napo, specifically for the people in the lower Napo River villages. Data was collected from the health clinics conducted by DB Peru, showing the most common health problems. The new booklet outlines those problems, and includes education about how to care...
Diana Bowie Speaks at International Conference of Dining for Women
April 9, 2018
Diana Bowie was the guest speaker at the International Conference of Dining for Women, Knowledge is Power, in Washington DC May 4-5, 2018. The topic was The Delivery of Services at the Last Mile; Challenges and Opportunities. DB Peru received a $42,000 grant from Dining for Women in 2015 for their work on cervical cancer, The Amazon...
Gender-Based Violence Project Gaining Community Support
April 1, 2018
The Gender-Based Violence project began in November 2017 in meetings with 80 leaders from 18 communities in the lower Napo River. With a grant from the World Bank, DB Peru and the University College of London have embarked on supporting local health workers with training and materials for them to work with their communities to...
Baby Anali – Follow-up
February 24, 2018
One of our hallmark programs is follow-up of patients of concern in the river villages. Many of our volunteers have been involved with these visits. At any given time, there are patients in the river villages who have serious chronic illnesses, or acute illness that needs to be followed to assure that they are improving. Baby...
Palliative Care Research from Sara Warzecka MD
February 24, 2018
Sara Warzecka, MD has published the results of a study she conducted with DB Peru on Palliative Care in the lower Napo River villages. Care of people at their end of life, or at a time when they are not expected to improve can be particularly difficult when living in a low resource setting. We...
Mobility in Developing Regions – Devex Report with Participation by DB Peru
February 24, 2018
Diana Bowie was interviewed in this report as Devex teamed up with the Toyota Mobility Foundation so local development voices could join the important discussions around mobility. They conducted 48 in-depth interviews with development professionals working across six developing regions and asked them to reveal mobility challenges and solutions that affect their day-to-day work. Interviewees had...
Students Win Award for Global Awareness Project at United Nations
January 30, 2018
DB Peru Board Director Ann Griswold spoke about volunteering with DB Peru to the senior students in Advanced Spanish in the Academy of Health and Medical Sciences at Somerset County Vocational and Technical School in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey. The students went to work and developed a project to educate themselves on global awareness. Seven...
Donation of Books and Lending Library Cart in Iquitos Hospital Regional
January 5, 2018
Hospital Regional in Iquitos now has a lending library! Amy Young of Via Libro in Lima donated 45 books, which Yale intern Paul and Diana Bowie took to Iquitos. DB Peru volunteers Dr Geordan Shannon and Josephine Vandevender donated the supplies to build a library cart and Dr Enrique of the Hospital Regional had the...