Flying Doctors – Los Medicos Voladores

Flying Doctors - Los Medicos Voladores

Los Médicos Voladores (LMV) — in Spanish, the flying doctors — is a volunteer-based nonprofit organization that aims to improve the health and well-being of geographically diverse peoples through education and the provision of no-cost, high-quality medical, dental, and optometric clinics. LMV serves Mexico, Central and South America, and migrant labor populations of southeast California. Since 1975 LMV has offered more than 250 short-term medical, dental, optometry, and other healthcare clinics, treating over 7,000 patients per year.

The information above can be found on the official website of Flying Doctors – Los Medicos Voladores. For more details about the organization and to find out how you can volunteer, please visit their website: http://www.flyingdocs.org

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