The San Benito Health Program of Guatemala supports an urban clinic and 25 rural communities. The core health team is four full time advanced promoters and an accountant. In the rural communities the team provides primary health care services to 2000 people each year including women's health car
Judit Salguerro, coordinator of the San Benito Health Project in Peten Guatemala. "I thank God for people who are willing to fund this important work. The people in the communities also thank-you, as we are able to care for their children, the women and the sick."
The San Benito Health Program of Guatemala supports an urban clinic and 25 rural communities. The core health team is four full time advanced promoters and an accountant. They provide clinical services to patients from the neighborhoods of San Benito seeing 10 to 15 patients each day. In the rural communities the team provides primary health care services to 2000 people each year including women's health care, prenatal care, common childhood illnesses, nutrition, dental care and chronic illnesses. They also provide preventative oral health with application of fluoride to 3,500 children each year.
The Mountains and Plains Institute for Lifelong Learning and Service is a non-profit corporation committed to providing high quality and affordable educational courses, travel, and service learning opportunities for adults; Road Scholars, Exploratas, Elderhostel. Currently we are committed to being the fiscal sponsor for service projects; Stoves and Health in Guatemala.
The San Benito Health Program is located within the state of Peten in Guatemala. This is a remote region of the country and underserved by most basic government services including health care, transportation, and education. The San Benito Health Program is operated independently yet in coordination with the San Benito Parish of the Catholic Church.
The San Benito Health Program supports community health workers for 25 rural communities. The core health team, comprised of four full time advanced promoters and an accountant, maintains a clinic in the central area of the region to support the regional network of health workers and to provide clinical services to 10 to 15 patients each day. The clinic and rural communities provide primary health care services to 2000 people each year including women's health care, prenatal care, common childhood illnesses, nutrition and oral health. As well they provide consistent year round services to patients with chronic illnesses like diabetes, high blood pressure and asthma.
Concern America provided seed funding and technical support for six years; 2000 - 2006. The next phase of funding came from two sources: an individual donor whose contributions were funneled through the Community Catholic Foundation in St. Paul Minneapolis and Trocaire, which is an Irish charity.
Recently an individual donor has provided funding through a fiscal partnership that the program has established with Mountains and Plains Institute for Lifelong Learning and Service, a 501c3 non-profit organization in Fort Collins, CO. The program is seeking additional new partners to sustain the funding of this invaluable work.
Monies donated to this program pay for the health team salaries, continuing education trainings for health workers, promoters, and to purchase medicines, supplies, and equipment for the program.
Organization name
Mountains and Plains Institute of Lifelong Learning and Services
other names
MPILLS
2008
Tax id (EIN)
26-2969004
Category
Health Care
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
155 W. Harvard Street, Suite 202 Attn: San Benito Health ProjectLarimer County, CO, US