VAMA — Venezuelan American Medical Association (Miami)
Backed by: Venezuelan American Medical Association (VAMA)
Association of Venezuelan physicians in the U.S. (since 1996) that receives medical supplies at its Miami warehouse and delivers them in Valencia via Cáritas Venezuela and Médicos Unidos Venezuela.
What it does
You bring medical material to its Miami warehouse; VAMA consolidates it and gets it to Valencia for distribution by independent medical networks, not the state-intervened Venezuelan Red Cross.
How to take part
- Warehouse: 8080 NW 71 St, Miami. Mon–Fri 9:00–17:00, Sat 10:00–16:00. Tel. (305) 985-3148 · hello.vamainfo@gmail.com.
- Bring medical material only: splints, cervical collars, bandages, sterile gauze, tourniquets, medical tape, hemostatic dressings, latex-free gloves.
- Check their site for current priority items before going.
Verified facts
- Fact
VAMA (Venezuelan American Medical Association) has operated since 1996 and has collaborated with U.S. Southern Command on the Enduring Promise program.
southcom.mil → - Fact
For this earthquake it receives medical supplies in Miami and channels them to Valencia for distribution by Cáritas Venezuela and Médicos Unidos Venezuela, not the state-intervened Venezuelan Red Cross.
vamainfo.com →