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Medical
Adequate medical facilities are limited and lacking due to logistics, politics and location.
The isolated nature of the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua is a strong contributing factor to
their high incidence of disease and death. Existing government clinics have empty shelves
and are under-staffed. In response, Peace and Hope Trust focuses on creating and supporting
various projects through which proper medical attention and care can be extended to those
communities most in need. In 2000 Peace and Hope Trust constructed a remote medical outpost
in the village of La Barra Rio Grande. We staff the facility with a Nicaraguan nurse and
serve up to 5 surrounding villages from that clinic. In 2005, we completed work on a
refurbished clinic in the town of Bluefields which now provides health care for those
families living in and subsisting on the Municipal Dump.
We are always trying to push the envelope and reach out to populations that are increasingly
isolated. These populations are strategic hot-spots for Malaria and Dengue Fever.
Through an annual program of distributing mosquito nets and medications, Peace and Hope
Trust holds firm commitments to the prevention of Dengue and Malaria. The results are
amazing and every year lives are saves by avoiding these diseases / infections.
Given the shortage of medical personnel and limited access to modern facilities in many
parts of Nicaragua, Peace and Hope Trust incorporates the involvement of American and British
nurses, doctors and dentists on many of our work teams. These skilled volunteers donate
anywhere from two to six weeks of their time traveling from village to village offering free
clinics, examinations and vaccinations. And when available, prescription medications, medical
supplies and instruments are donated to local pharmacies and hospitals.
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