AID grant no. 598-0616-G-00-1029-00 to US Private and Voluntary Assistance (USPVO) to coordinate national and international material, monetary and human resources to address the health needs of Mexico"s most destitute populations

Private and Voluntary Assistance (USPVO) to improve the health of low-income indigent children in Mexico, particularly in rural areas. USPVO"s specific objectives under the grant are to: (1) refer indigents to Mexican health providers; (2) help U.S. PVO"s who want to work in Mexico to establish operations there; (3) obtain funding to modernize the medical clinic in the Tepito area of Mexico City; (4) expand operations to areas outside Mexico City; (5) obtain used medical equipment from U.S. sources for needy clinics and hospitals; (6) continue working with orphanages and other shelters for homeless children to insure adequate primary health care; and (7) afford selected groups interested in social service projects the opportunity to participate in a debt swap.