Our impact
Stories and updates
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Ana Cristina: a life-saving surgery
Coordinated by Dr. Andrés Astudillo at Clínica Latino, a surgery that saved Ana Cristina’s life.Read the story
Stories
Rosa: cataract surgery and independence restored
A cataract operation gave Rosa back her sight, and with it her independence.
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Ian: treatment for an advanced eye defect
With the foundation’s support, Ian received treatment at Exilaser for an advanced eye defect.
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Samantha's journey
A rare condition affecting her skin, teeth and hair, and a family who could not afford the specialists she needed.
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Updates
Meropenem delivered to Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso
When public hospitals ran short of a critical antibiotic, the foundation secured supply through the Monte Sinai pharmacy.
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July 26, 2022
Social Vision: the beginning
It started at a pharmacy counter in Cuenca. On 26 July 2022 Jim and Jennifer Cory and Dr. Ivan Vallejo made it a foundation, with a simple idea: necessary medical care should not depend on what a family can pay.
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In the press
April 1, 2024
A partnership with CIMA SINAI for cardiac care
In Cuenca Expats Magazine, Jennifer Cory announced a partnership with CIMA SINAI, the pacemaker and arrhythmia center, and reported more than 100 patients helped since the foundation began.
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June 30, 2023
Cover story: New kid in town
Cuenca Expats Magazine profiled the foundation in its June 2023 cover story: an all-volunteer foundation that, in its first year, helped more than 60 people directly and over a hundred more informally.
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