Corral Falso, San Matias

  • Overview
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Engineering
  • Water
  • Business
  • Public Health

Overview

Corral Falso is located within the municipality of San Matias in the department of El Paraíso in southern Honduras. The typical house is made of adobe. Children in the community have access to education up to sixth grade. Most of the community members work in agriculture or as day laborers. The top needs expressed by Corral Falso’s inhabitants during their initial communications with Global Brigades include medical attention, investment in the community bank and microenterprises, and improvements to the water system.

Municipality: San Matias
Department: El Paraíso

Homes : 130
Population : 600
Water System : Yes
Community Bank : No
Electricity : Yes
Health Center : No
Community Health Workers : Yes
Homes with Latrines : 30%
Education : Up to 6th Grade
Distance from Lodging Facility : 58 km

Medical

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

HEALTH CARE ACCESS

The Honduran government provides two different types of health centers throughout rural Honduras: Centros de Salud Médico Odontológico (CESAMOs) and Centros de Salud Rural (CESARs). CESAMOs are the larger of the two, often found in municipalities, and typically have at least one physician on staff at all times with nurses and potentially a dentist. CESARs are found sporadically in rural communities and generally have a single nurse available. Even with this coverage, it is important to note that medications, supplies, and materials are often unavailable in these health centres. The physician density in Honduras remains around 1,220 people for every doctor. According to the World Health Organization, there should be a maximum of 435 people per physician to qualify a country with adequate access to medical attention.

There is no health center in the community of Corral Falso. If community members need to seek medical attention, they must walk six kilometers to the nearest facility in San Matias. The most common illnesses reported by community members include diarrhoea, the common cold, chronic coughing, arterial hypertension, diabetes, and arthritis.

134

Volunteers

1,824

Patient Consulations

160

Vision Screenings Provided

55

Health Education Workshops

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

Corral Falso has access to 1 Community Health Worker (CHWs). The CHW was trained in the community of La Concepción and provided their services to a total of seven communities. Four of them live in Corral Falso.

Community Health Workers, or Guardianes de Salud, work on a volunteer basis as advocates for health care within their communities. While this is an existing program in Honduras and Guardianes de Salud is identified by other organizations and some health centers, Global Brigades can bridge gaps in access to training and provide more comprehensive technical skills. Our CHWs are some of the very few Guardianes de Salud to receive certification from the Honduran government. Our CHWs are tasked with treating and preventing common illnesses, and some of their responsibilities include first aid, supporting and caring for pregnancies and newborns, and responding to emergencies. They are also responsible for following up with chronic patients to ensure proper administration of medications and treatments to avoid further complications.

Additionally, CHWs provide support for brigades that are hosted in their area. After their training, CHWs are equipped with basic medical supplies and equipment provided by Global Brigades and its partners. The presence of these volunteers and their advocacy for health within their community contributes to the sustainability of health care supported by Global Brigades’ Medical Program and is one of the most impactful disease prevention strategies in rural communities across the globe.

BRIGADE INFORMATION

Community members in Corral Falso attend Medical and Dental Brigade clinics hosted in the community’s school building. The various stations of the clinic are held in the school’s six classrooms. Doctors are able to spend an average of ten minutes with each patient. Each day of the brigade, an average of 5 educational charlas are facilitated with the clinic’s patients.

AVERAGE PATIENTS ATTENDED: 540
NEARBY COMMUNITIES: EL ROBLEDAL, LA CONCEPCION, EL ESPINITO

MEDICAL/DENTAL VOLUNTEERS IN CORRAL FALSO

 

Chapter Date # Of Volunteers Chapter Date # Of Volunteers
University of Houston Medical Brigade May 2017 46 Milwaukee School of Engineering Medical Brigade February 2018 32
California State University Los Angeles Medical Brigade & University of the Pacific Medical Brigade August 2018 20 Oklahoma State University Medical Brigade June 2022 16
University of Toledo Medical Brigade January 2023 20

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.

234

Patient Consultations

255

Number of Extractions

128

Fillings Performed

21

Dental Education Workshop

BRIGADE INFORMATION

Community members in Corral Falso attend Medical and Dental Brigade clinics hosted in the community’s school building. The various stations of the clinic are held in the school’s six classrooms. Doctors are able to spend an average of ten minutes with each patient. Each day of the brigade, an average of 5 educational charlas are facilitated with the clinic’s patients.

AVERAGE PATIENTS ATTENDED: 540
NEARBY COMMUNITIES: EL ROBLEDAL, LA CONCEPCION, EL ESPINITO

MEDICAL/DENTAL VOLUNTEERS IN CORRAL FALSO

 

Chapter Date # Of Volunteers Chapter Date # Of Volunteers
University of Houston Medical Brigade May 2017 46 Milwaukee School of Engineering Medical Brigade February 2018 32
California State University Los Angeles Medical Brigade & University of the Pacific Medical Brigade August 2018 20 Oklahoma State University Medical Brigade June 2022 16
University of Toledo Medical Brigade January 2023 20

Engineering

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

Global Brigades is working on the implementation of the Holistic Model in Corral Falso but has not yet begun with the Engineering Program. Now in the planning phase, the evaluation of the community’s existing water system and design of any necessary improvements will start as soon as feasible.

Water System : Yes
Type of System : Gravity
Homes with Access to Water : 95%
Water Council : Yes

Water

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

Global Brigades is working on the implementation of the Holistic Model in Corral Falso but has not yet begun with the Water Program. Now in the planning phase, the implementation of any improvements to the community’s existing water system will follow the Engineering Program’s assessment and start as soon as feasible.

Water System : Yes
Type of System : Gravity
Homes with Access to Water : 95%
Water Council : Yes

Business

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

Global Brigades is working on the implementation of the Holistic Model in Corral Falso but has not yet begun with the Business Program. Now in the planning phase, a community bank will be established as soon as feasible, followed by market studies and investment in an anchor business to provide additional capital.

Community Bank : No
Community Bank Members : N/A
Economic Activities : Agriculture and Day Labor
Existing Microenterprises : None

Public Health

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

Global Brigades is working on the implementation of the Holistic Model in Corral Falso but has not yet begun with the Public Health Program. Now in the planning phase, the financing, delivery, and installation of household health infrastructure products will start as soon as feasible.

Homes with Latrines : 30%
Homes with Eco-Stoves : 10%
Homes with Water FIlters : N/A
Common House Materials : Adobe

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