A Trek For PACH

  In April, 2023, Paul Martel, founder of the U.S. non-profit, Partners For Andean Community Health (PACH) will trek 32 miles in Nepal from Phakding to the summit of Gokyo Ri.  The trek will honor David Guacho and the employees, physicians and volunteers that make up the foundation FIBUSPAM in Ecuador.  FIBUSPAM was co-founded by Paul in 2006 in the city of Riobamba high in the Ecuadorian Andes.  Since its founding, nothing less than a small miracle has developed there.  The tiny clinic that began in the small balcony of a church has developed into a full scale, 4 story hospital.  Over the last 15 years, FIBUSPAM has brought health and surgical care to tens of thousands of needy children and families throughout Ecuador.  Despite, the ravages of COVID in Ecuador over the last three years, David Guacho and the people of FIBUSPAM made remarkable advances in patient care, staffing and infrastructure.  This trek will honor these profound accomplishments. To learn more about these developmen