Aldea San José

  • Overview
  • Medical
  • Dental

Overview

Aldea San José is located in central Guatemala. The houses in the community are often made of adobe, cement blocks, and bricks. The children in the community have access to primary education and a health post within the community. Most community members work in agriculture, day labourers, and arts and crafts. During initial communications with Global Brigades, community leaders expressed that their top three needs were Medical and Dental Brigades, access to education, and a water system construction.

Municipality: Tecpan

Department: Chimaltenango

Homes : 500
Population : 2500
Water System : Not Started
Community Bank : Not Started
Electricity : Yes
Health Center : Yes
Community Health Workers : Not Started
Distance from Lodging Facility : 35 KM

Medical

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

HEALTH CARE ACCESS:

Tecpán Guatemala is a municipality of the Chimaltenango department situated 87 kilometres west of Guatemala City. Over 90% of the population in the municipality is part of Mayan indigenous groups. Public health care in Guatemala falls under the responsibility of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare (MSPAS) which has 2,200 service units across the country.  Even with this coverage, it is important 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 to 10,000 in urban areas of Guatemala. There are major gaps in health care services between rural indigenous and urban populations in Guatemala.

15

Total number of volunteers

293

Patient Consultations

104

Vision screenings provided

22

Health Education Workshops

BRIGADE INFORMATION:

Medical Brigades use local schools as their brigade site which allows the Brigades to have various medical stations. 

AVERAGE PATIENTS ATTENDED: +240

NEARBY COMMUNITIES: Aldea Chipiacul

BRIGADE SITE: Community School

VOLUNTEERS IN ALDEA SAN JOSE:

Chapter Date # Of Volunteers
University of Mississippi December 2022 15

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 dentists within a reasonable distance.

67

Patient Consultations

86

Number of Extractions

10

Dental Education Workshops

BRIGADE INFORMATION:

Medical Brigades use local schools as their brigade site which allows the Brigades to have various medical stations.

AVERAGE PATIENTS ATTENDED: +240

NEARBY COMMUNITIES: Aldea Chipiacul

BRIGADE SITE: Community School

VOLUNTEERS IN ALDEA SAN JOSE:

Chapter Date # Of Volunteers
University of Mississippi December 2022 15

Local Reference Points

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