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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