How are you different from other groups such as Doctors Without Borders and the Flying Doctors (Los Medicos Voladores)?
Basically we differ in terms of scope (populations served) and the nature of our programs. Doctors Without Borders focuses on world crisis areas, such as the Balkans or Sudan. They recruit only health-care professionals and usually require a minimum of a six-month commitment. The Flying Doctors serves a wide number of communities in Mexico through “triage” trips, addressing the most pressing cases in that limited period. Comunidad focuses on the long-term health as well as the immediate needs of a select population (the indigenous tribes of northern Mexico); our goal is to establish medical and educational self-sufficiency through a wide variety of programs, from medical care and preventive education to building remote clinics and potable water systems.
