Our clinic in Guatemala turned 5 years old this year, and the clinic in Nicaragua opened over two years ago. What do we have to show for it? In this time, we’ve treated thousands of patients, upgraded the clinics, and expanded our team. Keep reading to learn more about the work we’ve accomplished. Just in…
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Hooray – we've survived! Guatemala has finally lifted quarantine restrictions: the borders have opened, buses are out on the streets again, and people are calmer and happier. However, it is too early to breathe a sigh of relief.
Everyone knows that a quarantine is the best way to prevent the virus from spreading. Nevertheless, there are patients with serious diseases that must be treated regardless of the quarantine, otherwise they risk dying before the epidemic even reaches them.
Guatemala has closed its borders to foreigners. This means there aren't new volunteers joining the project and no one is able to bring new medicines.
The clinic provides healthcare services in the highland region to a population of over 25000 people. We provide treatment every day without exception, as well as educational lectures, and prophylactic measures to prevent diseases in children and adults.
In a chain of villages located on a mountain ridge away from big cities, we do everything to make sure patients receive treatment in time. We treat and transport patients in emergency circumstances, provide consultation to children and adults, and follow pregnancies and chronic conditions.
We built our clinic in the middle of nowhere; a place with no roads, no electricity and no running water. So we had to build it all from scratch.
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We’ve experienced many different challenges: shortages of medicine, volunteers eating expired food, only cold showers.
This year, Health & Help’s Guatemalan clinic celebrated its 7th anniversary with two events: one at the clinic with the local community, and another in the city with our staff and supporters. At the clinic, we bonded with community members through games, crafts, and the traditional Argentine drink, mate. Our new country director, Leonor, also…
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In the remote Nicaraguan village of La Salvia, a young couple found themselves facing a parent’s worst nightmare. Their two-month-old baby, Jose, struggled with a severe lung infection that triggered a bronchospasm, causing him to stop breathing. The swift and skillful intervention of our dedicated doctors at our Health & Help clinic not only saved…
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Explore the stories of the dedicated Board of Directors who lead Health & Help in our mission to provide essential medical assistance in remote locations.
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