Aldea Patzaj

  • Overview
  • Medical
  • Dental

Overview

Aldea Patzaj is located in San Juan Comalapa, Chimaltenango Guatemala. The typical house is made of wood, cement blocks, and bricks. Children in the community have access to primary school and a health centre. Currently, the community doesn’t have a water system, but the municipality and the community leaders are projecting building one in the near future. Most of the community members work in agriculture and artisans. The languages spoken in the community are Spanish and Kaqchikel. During initial communications with Global Brigades, community leaders expressed that their top three needs were Medical Brigades, access to education, and water system construction.

District: San Juan Comalapa

Department: Chimaltenango

Homes : N/A
Population : N/A
Water System : Not Started
Community Bank : Not Started
Electricity : Yes
Health Center : Yes
Community Health Workers : Not Started
Education : N/A
% of Homes with toilet facility : N/A
Midwife in community: : N/A

Medical

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

HEALTH CARE ACCESS:

Over 90% of the population in the municipality of Chimaltenango are part of Mayan indigenous groups. Public health care in Guatemala falls under the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare (MSPAS), which has 2,200 service units across the country.  Even with this coverage, it is essential to note that medications, supplies, and materials are often not available. Health worker density in rural communities is 3.0 per 10,000 persons as opposed to 25.7 per 10,000 in urban areas of Guatemala. There are major gaps in health care services between rural indigenous and urban populations in Guatemala.

BRIGADE INFORMATION:

Medical Brigade clinics are hosted in Aldea Patzaj. Volunteers assist local doctors and community nurses in serving patients at each station in the clinic. Each day of the brigade, an average of 2 educational workshops is facilitated with the clinic’s patients.

  • AVERAGE PATIENTS ATTENDED: N/A
  • NEARBY COMMUNITIES: N/A

MEDICAL/DENTAL VOLUNTEERS IN ALDEA PATZAJ :

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Dental

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

DENTAL CARE ACCESS:

In 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 dentists within a reasonable distance. This program will soon be available in Casco Urbano, Acatenango.

MEDICAL/DENTAL VOLUTEERS IN ALDEA PATZAJ:

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Local Reference Points

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