Maj. Victor Inga talks to 8-year-old Ruth Paulo about how stethoscopes help doctors listen to hearts for heartbeats during a humanitarian mission June 24 in Ayacucho, Peru. American servicemembers are providing medical care during New Horizons-Peru 2008. The mission is a U.S. and Peruvian partnered humanitarian mission
USS Boxer Officer Kimberly Albero, speaks with a patient about her eye problems in the medical site of the Huacho Parochial Hall during the "Continuous promise 2008" mission.
Working with Peru's prestigious Institute for Society and Journalism (IPYS), USAID Peru funded awards for the best investigative journalism on narco-trafficking by Peruvian journalists in 2007. IPYS presented the awards at a two-day seminar in Lima, which brought together 18 international and Peruvian journalists.