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traveled to rural San Bernardino County to provide a
major medical clinic for farm workers.
In 1995, medical volunteers even crossed the
border to deliver medical relief in Pipila and other
impoverished communities of Tijuana, Mexico. In
order to provide effective medical care, the dental
team specially ordered portable dental equipment.
As time went on, they continued to tinker with and
improve these portable tools and facilities in order
to increase mobility and function.
In March 1996, Tzu Chi established a bone
marrow examination laboratory at the Free Clinic,
which held annual events to test and register
individuals for the bone marrow donor registry. This

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