Wednesday 17 June 2009

203. The role of the LBV (Legion of Good Will) in community health (IV)

Is difficult to give
It is case of 'the World Smile ", which already includes more than 240 doctors dentists Portuguese that' of his own pocket, participate in initiatives that support and promote the oral health abroad. "We exist for two years and we have no capacity to accommodate all the entries, so we alternated the volunteers," explains Manuel Fontes de Carvalho, president of Dental Association Lusófona (ADL) and also chairman of the Bureau of the Assembly of the World a Smile " . But that has begun contacts with other Portuguese speaking countries to lead it to believe it was possible to have more. "It is a market we have, 'said.
These, too, are other times. Recently, in an interview to 'Radio Renaissance', Fernando Nobre, president of AMI, confirmed that "be supportive and get volunteers in this new century, it is increasingly difficult. After 22 years ahead of the institution, the doctor notes that "this company is very neo-liberal, that bet, especially in social strata.
When working with altruistic motives, stamp it into a charge, but also the obstacles that sometimes seem to be ridiculous. "At the time was president of the Association of Medical Dental, I was in Mozambique on official visit, and after that I found really poor, I decided to help. But the material that could never meet in Portugal from a lack of organization on their part. It is not the only one to complain. "I find the very barriers in municipalities where they wanted to lead the Clinic ', recalls Durães Jacinto, without disclosing specific cases. "It takes great determination and, when it seems quite patience. "Every year, thousands of letters sent to companies and institutions to ask for any contribution that we get and the answer is almost always negative.

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