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In photos: Doctors in Florida on mission to send medical supplies to Puerto Rico
Since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, a group of doctors in Miami has sent more than 15 planes to the island filled with drugs and utensils to help hospitals operate and avoid shutting down.
In this photo, Dr. Jennifer Schell with a volunteer helping pack medicine to be sent to Puerto Rico.
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The group of Doctors4PuertoRico finish packing a shipment for several hospitals in Puerto Rico. The doctors on the island pass on specific requests for what they need, and the doctors in Miami raise the funds to get it to them.
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Some of the volunteers working with Doctors4PuertoRico.
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The boxes are marked, listed and stamped by doctors who verify everything sent complies with the requirements and does not violate any law.
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Jennifer Schell ordered a T-shirt with their biggest request: planes to fly medicines to Puerto Rico.
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All the boxes that appear in this photo are filled with doanted medical supplies requested by doctors in Puerto Rico.
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Not only is the hold loaded with boxes of medical utensils, the passengers compartment gets filled too.
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Doctors4PuertoTico load medines on a plane bound for the island.
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Each box has a receipt from the company that provided them. It takes about three days from purchase to delivery.
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All the boxes have to be inspcted as they are loaded and unloaded.
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