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Since 1934, Liga has been dedicated to improving the health & well-being
of the people of Sinaloa Mexico by providing free health care & education
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LIGA’s history includes an active participation in educational
efforts in Mexico. LIGA helped to establish several self-supporting
medical, agricultural, and industrial schools. The largest of these, Colegio del
Pacifico, is located near Navojoa in Sonora. This school is situated on 700
acres of rich land and has accommodations for 300 students. In addition to a
broad basic education, the goal of these schools is to train young people in a
vocation and encourage them to return to isolated places where their talents and
training are needed.
One of Mexico’s major universities, the Universidad de Montemorelos, has
benefited from its inception from LIGA’s involvement. LIGA was
instrumental in helping to establish the School of Medicine, School of
Nutrition, School of Dental Technology and the Dental Residency Program. One of
the students from the first graduating class from the medical School went on to
become a member of LIGA’s Board of Directors in 1982.
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