On the Front Lines – COVID-19

A dedicated and tireless effort. During the coronavirus pandemic, a sector of the broader health system ventured out to the most remote areas of Lima and towns across the country, aiming to help those with limited economic resources who were unable to leave their homes due to the risk of infection. These volunteers, known as DIRIS, traveled day and night to the most vulnerable and isolated areas of each province. Their commitment was meticulous: to reach the area by any means necessary and administer the vaccinations. In Lima, DIRIS was divided into zones: North, South, West, and East. During the peak months of COVID-19 infections, the volunteers climbed seemingly endless staircases to reach the affected areas; they attended to the patients with great patience and carried out the immunization process. Once the medical examination was complete, they moved on to the next zone, and so on. The volunteer doctors of DIRIS had the mission and commitment to go to remote villages, to the high areas of human settlements and to the forgotten hamlets of deep Peru, always with the unlimited objective of saving lives.