Roberto Clemente-Santa Ana Health Clinic Inc

THE ROBERTO CLEMENTE HEALTH CLINIC PROVIDES AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS IN THE TOLA COASTAL COMMUNITIES OF NICARAGUA.

CLINIC PRIMARY PROGRAM AND MISSION - OUR PRIMARY PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE IN LIMON AND SURROUNDING 49 RURAL COMMUNITITES ON THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF NICARAGUA. THIS INCLUDES PRIMARY CARE, DIAGNOSTICS AND URGENT CARE FOR ALL AGES.OVER 25,000 PEOPLE WERE HELPED AT THE CLINIC ACROSS MANY SERVICES. SERVICES THAT INCLUDED STANDARD MEDICAL ATTENTION TO 11,628 PATIENTS, 14,147 PHARMACY SERVICES AND PREVENTIVE EDUCATION TALKS WITH OVER 10,000 LOCAL NICARAGUANS. OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM ALLOWED US TO REACH OVER 17,000 INDIVIDUALS IN 20 DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. FOR EXAMPLE, DELIVERY OF HYGIENE KITS TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY, PURIFIED WATER AND MEDICINES TO THOSE AFFECTED. OUR FACILITIES WERE MAINTAINED CLEAN AND SANITIZED 24/7. IMPLEMENTATION OF A WAITING AREA OUTSIDE THE CLINIC, WITH A HAND-WASHING STATION AND ISOLATION ROOM FOR FEBRILE PATIENTS ALLOWED US CONTINUE OPERATING. ALL STAFF WERE REQUIRED TO WEAR PROTECTIVE MATERIALS.

HEALTHY EATING INITIATIVE - OUR ENTHUSIASTIC GARDNER, ELIEZER, WAS EXTREMELY BUSY TAKING CARE OF OUR ORGANIC GARDEN AND TEACHING HIS VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE IN BASIC GARDENING, SOIL ENHANCEMENT, NUTRITION AND NATURAL PEST CONTROL TO THE COMMUNITY ON A DAILY BASIS. THROUGH THE USE OF DRIP IRRIGATION AND THE ARRIVAL OF THE RAINY SEASON, HE HAD OUR GARDEN LOOKING BEAUTIFUL MOST OF THE YEAR.SINCE WE STARTED THE PROGRAM, WE'VE CREATED 52 ORGANIC GARDENS- INCLUDING THREE AT OTHER LOCAL NGO'S AND THREE AT LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE HAVE DIRECTLY BENEFITED FROM THE CREATION OF THE ORGANIC GARDENS, MORE THAN 1,000 INDIVIDUALS HAVE PURCHASED VEGETABLES FROM THE GARDENS AND THE CLINIC. AS PART OF THE HEALTHY EATING INITIATIVE, OUR BEEKEEPING PROGRAM IS GROWING STRONG. ONE OF THE BENEFITS OR BREEDING BEES IS ECOLOGICAL BALANCE. OUR CURRENT GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTION OF EACH PLANT SPECIES GROWN IN OUR GARDEN. OUR BEEHIVES ARE CURRENTLY SOLID AND OUR PLAN IS TO MULTIPLY THEM LITTLE BY LITTLE; HOWEVER, OUR SUCCESS IS STRICTLY LINKED TO CLIMATIC BEHAVIOR. THE IMPORTANCE OF PROMOTING ORGANIC AGRICULTURE HAS SPECIAL MEANING FOR US AND WE ARE DETERMINED TO CONTINUE OUR ARDUOUS EFFORTS.IN 2021, OUR BIOINTENSIVE GARDENS WERE FOUND IN OVER 16 COMMUNITIES. ORGANIC GARDENS WERE BENEFITED FROM BY 110 FAMILIES AND TWO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY MARKETS INCREASED TO 13 IN THE REGION. THE HEALTHY EATING INITIATIVE AIDED OVER 9,000 PEOPLE.

CLEAN WATER INITIATIVE - A LOT OF WHAT WE TREAT AT THE CLINIC IS THE DIRECT RESULT OF CONTAMINATED WATER. MOST FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY DO NOT HAVE POTABLE WATER: THEIR WELLS ARE CONTAMINATED WITH BACTERIA FROM A NEARBY SEPTIC SYSTEM OR THE WATER IS TOO CALCIFIED.WE HAVE MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROCESS OF WASHING, FILING AND STORING OF OUR PURIFIED WATER. IN ADDITION, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES IN STRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE THE OVERALL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE.WITH THE NEW METHODS AND TOOLS, DEMAND INCREASED. PEOPLE HAVE BEGUN TO GAIN CONFIDENCE IN THIS INITIATIVE TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM OF ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER IN THE COMMUNITIES OF TOLA. WE CONDUCTED A SURVEY IN THE AREA AND WERE ABLE TO FIND OUT THAT ABOUT HALF THE FAMILIES IN THE AREA ARE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE PROJECT AND PURCHASING PURIFIED WATER FROM OUR CLINIC.IN 2021, THE CLEAN WATER INITIATIVE CONSISTED A DISTRIBUTION TO 16 SCHOOLS, FOUR HEALTH CENTERS, 57 WATER WELLS, AND HUNDREDS TO FAMILIES IN NEED. THE CLEAN WATER INITIATIVE WAS BENEFITED BY OVER 8,200 PEOPLE IN THE REGION.