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Nicanor Medical Access

Nicanor is a community located in the Darién province of Eastern

Panama, approximately 45 minutes away from the town of Tortí. 

Nicanor does not have its own health care center; therefore,

community members must travel to Metetí to receive medical and

dental attention when brigades are not visiting the community,

both for routine and emergency care. However, even at the health

care center, it is rare that community members able to access all

of the medical treatment that they need.
 

Community Demographics

Nicanor is home to about 550 people and has about 80 homes,
with an average of 6-7 inhabitants per home.  Nicanor's

community members principally identify themselves as Latino,

but there are also nearby indigenous communities that may

send patients to brigades' clinics.

Brigade Site Information

We typically hold Nicanor's medical/dental clinics in the

community's elementary school.  The school is fairly small,

but it is large enough to host our clinic structure.  The school

has 3 classrooms, a computer center, a kitchen, a dining

room, and a library.  Medical/dental brigades at Nicanor

typically see 80-100 patients each clinic day.

Past Brigade Information and Statistics

Last Update: February 2017

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