Country: Bolivia

Length of Trip: Not available

Trips per Year to Latin America: Not available

Cost: Not available

Urban/Rural: Rural

Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider

Type of Organization: Secular NGO

Type of Clinic: Not available

Description:

By training village women to become certified Health Promoters, healthcare becomes local and available. Health Promoters are able to perform life saving measures, suture wounds, assist with child birth, administer antibiotics and educate their community on disease prevention, family planning, nutrition, hygiene, child, adolescent and community health. They become vocal advocates for the overall health of their community.

Organizational Base: Seattle, Washington

Other Programs: Training health promotors in rural areas to deliver basic care (analgesics, antiparasitic, suturing, Depo for birth control, delivery, etc)

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