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From washingtonpost.com: The health fair is open to anyone from the New Orleans area but is specifically aimed at those who no longer have insurance, are unemployed or otherwise cannot pay for regular health care. By the end of the week, 10,000 patients are expected to be seen. The project is a collaboration by Pat Robertson's Operation Blessing International and Remote Area Medical, which organizes volunteer medical treatment in remote parts of the United States and the world. While most people wouldn't consider New Orleans remote, the city is, "since Hurricane Katrina, extremely remote from a medical and health-care infrastructure," said Karen Wilson, executive director of the Remote Area Medical Foundation. More than 400 health-care workers have volunteered for the health fair, including doctors, dentists and specialists. Services include free prescriptions; dental fillings and teeth cleanings; eye exams and glasses; and specialized care, including pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, diabetic care and cardiology.
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