Description:

Bridges’ Health Program takes preventive care and health infrastructure to the people living in isolated rural communities.
Our projects range from workshops to the construction of health facilities and potable water systems. Our hygienic latrines and high-efficiency indoor stoves improve sanitation and reduce chronic illnesses. Our volunteers provide medical and dental care, with the goal of ensuring the health and well-being of all ages and providing sustainable management of water and sanitation to the in need.

2,750 Nicaraguans annually benefit directly from Bridges medical brigades

In 2014, Bridges built a maternity clinic that provides over 9,000 women safe and pre- and post- natal care

Bridges provided running water, flush toilets, showers, and medical waste disposal incinerators to the Siuna regional hospital that serves 80,000 people

Bridges has constructed and donated to the Ministry of Health 4 medical centers throughout rural Nicaragua.

Bridges educational workshops help train hundreds of medical professionals.

Bridges volunteers annually build over 60 latrines and smoke reducing stoves

In 2017, Bridges will begin construction on a regional clinic in a remote area of Nicaragua that will service 18.000 residents with 24 hour care.

Organizational Base: Ossining, New York

Other Programs: Public health projects (water purification, smoke inhalation)