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.

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.

PADRINO SPONSOR-A-CHILD PROGRAM - CHILDREN REGISTERED IN THE PROGRAM FROM DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, SUCH AS LIMON 1, LIMON 2, CANAS DE GARCIA, LAS SALINAS, VIRGEN MORENA, SAN IGNACIO, LAS MERCEDES, EL ASENTAMIENTO, AMONG OTHERS. CHILDREN ARE MATCHED WITH VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SPONSORSHIP OF MONTHLY HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION COSTS. THE SPONSORS ARE CALLED "PADRINOSX AND THEY ENABLE EACH CHILD TO HAVE HEALTHCARE AND A FORMAL EDUCATION.THE PADRINO PROGRAM HANDED OUT UNIFORMS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO EACH SPONSORED CHILD. DURING THE EVENT, THEY ALSO RECEIVED PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS, LABORATORY TESTS, ASSESSMENTS OF THEIR NUTRITION AND GROWTH LEVELS, AND DENTAL CHECKUPS OFFERED BY A VOLUNTEER FROM THE ARTS (A REASON TO SMILE) ORGANIZATION.THE CLINIC ALSO PARTNERED WITH ANF TO START A NUTRITION PROGRAM TO FIGHT MALNUTRITION. THE ANF PROGRAM CONSISTS OF PROVIDING "MANAPACKS" TO EACH CHILD IN OUR PADRINO PROGRAM, AS WELL AS PROVIDING GRAINS, CEREALS AND OTHER FOOD SUPPLEMENTS TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY. IN 2021, THE "PADRINO" PROGRAM CONSISTED OF 71 CHILDREN: THREE PRESCHOOLERS, 29 ELEMENTARY CHILDREN, 19 HIGH SCHOOL CHILDREN, AND EIGHT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROMOTES SCHOOLING AND UNIVERSITY STUDIES.