Doctors from both the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital are joining together to help those in need following the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
The group will travel to the U.S. territory with supplies, including diapers, formula and medicine, while also visiting with pediatric patients.
The effort will hopefully help doctors discover effective treatments to use if or when Hurricane-laden patients are brought to South Florida for treatment.
A total of six doctors, three of whom are natives of the country attempting to rebuild following the Category 4 storm’s landfall last month, left Miami on Tuesday morning for the day trip.
The group will meet with doctors in San Juan.
Officials say a major concern is the growth of mosquito-borne diseases and other illnesses caused by the large amount of standing water and high temperatures as a result of the storm.