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San Agustin Healthcare Access

San Agustin is a community located in the south of Honduras near the Pacific Ocean in a flat, dry area. San Agustin does not have a health center in the community due to its small size..  The closest health center is in a community called San Rafael.  This health center is a CESAR, or the smaller of the two different types of health centers that the Honduran government provides.  At this health center, patients can only seek consults from nurses.  To reach the health center, community members have to walk 30 minutes.  If they need further medical attention that the nurses cannot provide, they must walk even further to their local municipality to see a doctor or dentist.

Community Demographics

San Agustin is home to about 1,636 people and has about 300 homes, with an average of 4 inhabitants per home.  San Agustin is one of our largest communities that we serve and we have very busy brigades at this location.  It is is located close to a main road and has access to a large urban area and municipality called Choluteca.  This is a main area of commerce where community members can get access to more resources.  However, it is still a relatively remote community very far from any major cities.  During brigades, patients come from about 5 different communities to receive medical and dental care.

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Brigade Site Information

Since this community does not have a health center, the brigade is held at the school.  The school is medium sized, with 6 classrooms and ample outdoor space.  Brigades will see an average of 375 patients each brigade day, and doctors typically spend about 10 minutes with each patient.  Brigades are able to provide an average of 5-6 adult charlas a day, totaling about 20 to 25 hours of adult health education each brigade. Below are some pictures of the Brigade Site:

Current Community Initiatives

There are no other organizations that bring brigades to San Agustin.  Global Brigades has not yet been able to implement any programs other than medical/dental brigades in this community.

Community Health Statistics

Below is a chart showing the illnesses treated on our most recent brigade to San Agustin.

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

Current Status

Last Visit: 7/9/2015

This past July, a group of volunteers from Marshall University School of Medicine visited San Agustin on their brigade.  With the help of both Honduran and US health care professionals, they saw a total of 1055 medical patients over 4 days, as well as 148 dental patients.  Patients came from 16 different surrounding communities to receive medical care on the brigade.

Visit Other Programs in San Agustin

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 San Agustin:

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