Chirijuyu (Tecpan)

  • Overview
  • Medical
  • Dental

Overview

Chirijuyu is located in central Guatemala. The typical house is made of adobe, cement blocks, and bricks. Children in the community have access to primary school. The community doesn’t have a water system yet but the community members expressed that the municipality is trying to build one for the community. Most of the community members work in agriculture and skilled labour. 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.

Municipality: Tecpan

Department: Chimaltenango

Homes : 600
Population : 4500
Water System : Not Started
Community Bank : Not Started
Electricity : Yes
Health Center : Yes
Community Health Workers : Not Started
Distance from Lodging Facility : 15 KM

Medical

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

HEALTH CARE ACCESS:

Tecpan is a municipality of the Chimaltenango department situated 87 kilometers west of Guatemala City. Over 90% of the population in the municipality are 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.

Community members in Chirijuyu have access to a health centre in their community within 1 KM of distance, but the services provided do not meet the needs of the community. During initial communications with Global Brigades, community leaders shared that the most common illnesses were fever, cough, and stomachache.

11

Total number of volunteers

148

Patient Consultations

15

Health Education Workshops

BRIGADE INFORMATION:

Medical Brigades use the local school as their brigade site. The school has 6 rooms, where the various medical stations are conducted. Patients from a nearby community, Aldea Caman, attend Medical Brigades in Chirijuyu. 

AVERAGE PATIENTS ATTENDED: +150,000

NEARBY COMMUNITIES: Aldea Caman

BRIGADE SITE: Community School

MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS IN CHIRIJUYU:

Chapter Date # Of Volunteers Chapter Date # Of Volunteers
University of Sciences May 2022 11

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.

32

Patient Consultations

30

Number of Extractions

6

Dental Education Workshops

BRIGADE INFORMATION:

Medical Brigades use the local school as their brigade site. The school has 6 rooms, where the various medical stations are conducted. Patients from a nearby community, Aldea Caman, attend Medical Brigades in Chirijuyu. 

AVERAGE PATIENTS ATTENDED: +150,000

NEARBY COMMUNITIES: Aldea Caman

BRIGADE SITE: Community School

DENTAL VOLUNTEERS IN CHIRIJUYU:

Chapter Date # Of Volunteers Chapter Date # Of Volunteers
University of Sciences May 2022 11

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