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La Chichigua Healthcare Access

La Chichigua is a community located about 1.5 hours away from the center of Danlí, its muncipality. The community has access to a local health center that is at most a 20 minute walk for community members. This local health center is known as a CESAMO, which is the larger of the two different types of health centers provided by the government. It is usually staffed by at least one doctor and several nurses. On occasion, community members have access to a dentist. Should a visitor to the health center require more medical attention than can be given at the center, community members can travel to the hospital in Danli most commonly by bus or on foot. Overall, La Chichigua has a decent health center that is readily accessible.
 

Community Demographics

La Chichigua is home to about 2,416 people and has about 1,200 homes, with an average of 5 inhabitants per home. It is the center of a larger area including 8 other communities: El Consuelo, Quebrada Arriba, El Pinal, Poteca, Montanita, Jicarito, Playa Hermosa and La Pita. Since the other communities do not have health centers, they have to travel in Chichicaste. Additionally, there are many other communities that attend our brigades in La Chichigua.

Brigade Site Information

Since space is limited in the health center, brigades are held at the school. The school is large and spread out, with about 7 rooms total for brigade stations and plenty of outdoor space. Doctors spend an average of 10 minutes with each patient and volunteers are able to provide 5-6 educational charlas a day.  Each brigade sees an average of 300 patients per day. Below are some pictures of the Brigade Site:

Current Community Initiatives

There are currently no initiatives taking place in La Chichigua. However, World Vision does visit the community on occassion.

Community Health Statistics

Below is a chart showing the illnesses treated on our most recent brigade to La Chichigua.

Below is a chart showing the dental procedures performed on our most recent brigade to La Chichigua.

Current Status

Last Visit: 6/18/2015

This past June, a group of volunteers visited La Chichigua. Patients came from 12 different surrounding communities to receive medical care on the brigade.

Visit Other Programs in La Chichigua

Global Brigades strives to implement a model of Holistic Development in communities through a system of collectively implementing health, economic, and education initiatives to strategically meet a community's development goals. Learn more about the other programs being implemented in La Chichigua:

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