Aldea Bella Vista

  • Overview
  • Medical
  • Dental

Overview

Aldea Bella Vista is a community located in Toledo, the southernmost and least populated district in Belize. The typical house in Bella Vista is made of cement blocks and wood, and most of the community members work as artisans, merchants, assistants, and in construction and factories. The community also have a few grocery stores, small eateries, and a health post.

The most common illnesses seen in community members are hypertension, diabetes, flu, obesity, and joint pains. The top needs expressed by Aldea Bella Vista inhabitants during their initial communications with Global Brigades include having a Health Post, building a Community Centre, pluvial drainage and latrines.

Aldea Bella Vista has no health centre or pharmacy in the community, with only 1 community health worker. Several families have artesian wells for water supply and do not use much water from the system because they do not want to pay a high rate. All the houses have gas stoves, and some also have traditional stoves outside their house to make traditional preparations. Some houses do not have sanitary stations (latrines or toilets).

Municipality: Bella Vista
Regio: Toledo

Homes : N/A
Population : N/A
Electricity : N/A
Water System : N/A
Community Bank : N/A
Health Center : N/A
Homes with Latrines : N/A
Education : N/A

Medical

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

HEALTH CARE ACCESS:

Aldea Bella Vista has no health centre or pharmacy in the community, only 1 Community Health Worker. When community members need medical attention, they go to Bella Vista Government Polyclinic, which is about 30 minutes walking and 10 minutes by car. The health centre does not have a lab, and most of the time it is crowded, and people need to wait for long periods to see a doctor or a nurse. In some cases, the health centre does not have the medications people need, and they must buy them in a private pharmacy at a high cost.

BRIGADE INFORMATION:

Medical brigades are often run in the community centre, with a designated room or patio where brigade stations can be comfortably set up.

Average patients attended:

MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS IN BELLA VISTA:

Chapter Date # Of Volunteers Chapter Date # Of Volunteers

Dental

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

DENTAL CARE  ACCESS:

Working closely with the Medical Program, the Dental Program provides fillings, extractions, and fluoride treatments as a standard part of Medical Brigades. Most community members do not have regular access to dental care due to the lack of a dentist within a reasonable distance.

BRIGADE INFORMATION:

Medical brigades are often run in the community centre with a designated room or patio where the stations of the brigade can be run comfortably.

Average patients attended:

MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS IN BELLA VISTA:

Chapter Date # Of Volunteers Chapter Date # Of Volunteers

Local Reference Points

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