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Yuma, AZ – (September 25th, 2019).- The Regional Center for Border Health, Inc., presented today a beneficial in-kind donation to one of its most active health partners of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. A mobile health unit previously used by the San Luis Walk-In Clinic, Inc. was presented by Ms. Amanda Aguirre, former State of Arizona Senator, and current President of the RCBH to Dr. Marco Antonio Ramirez Wakamatzu, Director of Health Jurisdiction VI. “It is a pleasure for us at the organization to support our partners in the border, where we all work together to bring high quality health care services to the residents of the communities we serve”, stated Ms. Aguirre. Dr. Ramírez Wakamatzu expressed his appreciation to Ms. Aguirre and the Regional Center for Border Health, Inc./San Luis Walk-In Clinic, Inc. for doing the donation. “This unit will be so beneficial for our organization, since we will be able to reach more communities of San Luis Rio Colorado and its Valley, which will translate in more education and prevention of diseases”, Dr. Ramirez Wakamatzu said. The health mobile unit consist in a full equipped vehicle with privacy for patients, an exploration/consultation area with a medical bed, an ambulance stretcher, and storage area. During the ceremony of presentation of the mobile unit were also Dr. Leticia Sánchez Llamas, Director of Center of Urban Health of San Luis Rio Colorado, and current Co-President of the Binational Health & Environment Council of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora/Yuma County, Arizona,; Dr. Joel Godinez, Director of General Hospital of San Luis Rio Colorado; Ms. Diana Gomez, Director of Yuma County Health Services District; Dr. Benito López, Yuma County Health Services District Epidemiologist; Dr. Luis Barragán, Pediatrician with the Social Security Mexican Institute in San Luis Río Colorado; Certified Nurse Sandra Salazar, Health Programs Coordinator with Health Jurisdiction VI; and Ms. Mariajose Almazan, Director of Binational Health Initiatives. The donation was held during the COBINA quarterly meeting in Somerton where also Ms. Gómez and Ms. Almazan took oath as the new Co-President and Co-Vice-President of the Council. ### Media Contact: Alex Bejarano, Community Liaison & Director of Public Relations 928-315-7910 abejarano@rcfbh.org