Our intrepid explorers in the Amazon rainforest have filed their first report from their mission to bring medical imaging technology to indigenous tribes. They're finding that while the Imagem do Javari Expedition has encountered its share of challenges, it has also generated rewards for both expedition members and the patients they're treating.
Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Our intrepid explorers in the Amazon rainforest have filed their first report from their mission to bring medical imaging technology to indigenous tribes. They're finding that while the Imagem do Javari Expedition has encountered its share of challenges, it has also generated rewards for both expedition members and the patients they're treating.
The expedition left the Amazon River town of Tabatinga on April 5, with the mission of stopping the spread of western diseases among native tribes living in the rainforest. The boats carry an array of imaging equipment, PACS software, and a satellite link enabling images to be sent for diagnosis to a hospital in the Brazilian city of Florianopolis.
The Amazon River has proved its reputation as an intimidating environment -- the heat is oppressive, and both boats were damaged after hitting a sunken tree. But the expedition has risen to the challenge, and is providing diagnosis and treatment to remote villages that have little or no access to modern healthcare.
Get the scoop on the expedition's progress -- as well as some just-taken photos from the river -- in our Imaging in the Amazon special section, at amazon.auntminnie.com. And look for more updates as the expedition makes its way deeper into the rainforest.
