Pueblo Nuevo, Marcovia

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

Overview

Pueblo Nuevo, Marcovia is located within the municipality of Marcovia in the department of Choluteca in southern Honduras. The typical house is made of cement blocks, wood, or plastic. Children in the community have access to kindergarten, primary school, and secondary school, or up to grade 9). There is not a public water system in the community, however there is a private hand well. Most of the community members work in fishing and day labor. The top needs expressed by Pueblo Nuevo, Marcovia’s inhabitants during their initial communications with Global Brigades include a water system, latrines, and a community bank.

Municipality: Marcovia
Department: Choluteca

Homes : 180
Population : 1,195
Water System : No
Community Bank : No
Electricity : Yes
Health Center : Yes
Community Health Workers : No
Homes with Latrines : 20%
Education : Up to 9th Grade
Distance from Lodging Facility : 39 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 not available in these health centers and the physician density in Honduras remains around 1,220 people for every one doctor. According to the World Health Organization, there should be a maximum of 435 people per physician to qualify a country as having adequate access to medical attention.

In the community of Pueblo Nuevo, Marcovia, there is a CESAMO within the community that always has medications available. During initial communications with community members of Pueblo Nuevo, Marcovia, Global Brigades learned that the most common illnesses in the community are diarrhea, respiratory diseases, hypertension, and diabetes.

389

Volunteers

6,610

Patient Consulations

63

Vision Screenings Provided

164

Health Education Workshops

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

The community of Pueblo Nuevo, Marcovia does not yet have Community Health Workers. Global Brigades Honduras’ Medical Program is working diligently to train volunteers as CHWs in its partner communities as part of the Holistic Model. Pueblo Nuevo, Marcovia will receive training as soon as possible to further support the health of its community members.

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 are identified by other organizations and some health centers, Global Brigades is able to 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 emergency situations. 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. At the completion of 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 Pueblo Nuevo, Marcovia attend Medical and Dental Brigade clinics hosted in Pueblo Nuevo, Marcovia’s school building. The various stations of the clinic are held in the school’s 6 classrooms. Doctors are able to spend an average of ten minutes with each patient. Each day of the brigade, an average of 11 educational charlas are facilitated with the clinic’s patients.

AVERAGE PATIENTS ATTENDED: 836
NEARBY COMMUNITIES: Inez Carranza, 3 de Febrero, Brisas del Pacifico, Nueva Boca, La Isla

MEDICAL/DENTAL VOLUNTEERS IN PUEBLO NUEVO, MARCOVIA

Chapter Date # Of Volunteers Chapter Date # Of Volunteers
Brown University Medical Brigade January 2012 44 University of North Carolina Wilmington Medical Brigade December 2012 47
Emory University Medical Brigade May 2013 81 DePaul University Medical Brigade December 2013 51
Carnegie Mellon University Medical Brigade March 2014 30 College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University Medical Brigade May 2014 35
University of Wisconsin Madison Medical Brigade May 2014 35 Rutgers University – New Brunswick Medical Brigade & University of Maryland Medical Brigade August 2015 45
North Park University Medical Brigade & Saint Louis University Medical Brigade March 2019 30 Dalhousie University Medical Brigade May 2023 26

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.

796

Patient Consultations

708

Number of Extractions

367

Fillings Performed

126

Dental Education Workshop

BRIGADE INFORMATION

Community members in Pueblo Nuevo, Marcovia attend Medical and Dental Brigade clinics hosted in Pueblo Nuevo, Marcovia’s school building. The various stations of the clinic are held in the school’s 6 classrooms. Doctors are able to spend an average of ten minutes with each patient. Each day of the brigade, an average of 11 educational charlas are facilitated with the clinic’s patients.

AVERAGE PATIENTS ATTENDED: 836
NEARBY COMMUNITIES: Inez Carranza, 3 de Febrero, Brisas del Pacifico, Nueva Boca, La Isla

MEDICAL/DENTAL VOLUNTEERS IN PUEBLO NUEVO, MARCOVIA

Chapter Date # Of Volunteers Chapter Date # Of Volunteers
Brown University Medical Brigade January 2012 44 University of North Carolina Wilmington Medical Brigade December 2012 47
Emory University Medical Brigade May 2013 81 DePaul University Medical Brigade December 2013 51
Carnegie Mellon University Medical Brigade March 2014 30 College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University Medical Brigade May 2014 35
University of Wisconsin Madison Medical Brigade May 2014 35 Rutgers University – New Brunswick Medical Brigade & University of Maryland Medical Brigade August 2015 45
North Park University Medical Brigade & Saint Louis University Medical Brigade March 2019 30 Dalhousie University Medical Brigade May 2023 26

Engineering

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

PUEBLO NUEVO’S ENGINEERING CHALLENGE

Pueblo Nuevo does not have enough water to support the current needs of the community and will not be able to keep up with the growing population. In order to meet there water needs community members often load jugs of water on the backs of donkeys and walk to and from the nearest water source in order to gather enough water for their family each day. The time and energy that was necessary in order to retrieve water caused families to sacrifice important hygiene and sanitation practices that would require more water.

N/A

Volunteers

936

Beneficiaries

21

Kilometers of pipeline designed

N/A

Average community volunteers

PUEBLO NUEVO’S ENGINEERING SOLUTION

Global Brigades is working on the implementation of the Holistic Model in Pueblo Nuevo, Marcovia and is in the initial phases of the Engineering Program. Now in the planning phase, a reliable source of clean water has been already been identified. The planned design of the water system will be a ground water well with a pump, that will fill a reserve tank of 30,000 gallons. This will be able to distribution water through 21 km of piping to the benefit of an estimated 936 community members. This water solution  is designed to provide sufficient water to meet the community’s needs for the next 20 years with projected population growth. Construction will begin as soon as possible.

Water

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

Global Brigades is working on the implementation of the Holistic Model in Pueblo Nuevo, Marcovia but has not yet begun with the Water Program. Now in the planning phase, the Water Program will begin implementing a new water system or any necessary repairs to existing infrastructure following the Engineering Program’s evaluation and recommendations.

Water System : No
Type of System : N/A
Homes with Access to Water : 0
Water Council : Yes

Business

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

Global Brigades is working on the implementation of the Holistic Model in Pueblo Nuevo, Marcovia 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 : 0
Economic Activities : Fishing, Day Labor
Existing Microenterprises : Corner Stores

Public Health

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

Global Brigades is working on the implementation of the Holistic Model in Pueblo Nuevo 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 : 36
Homes with Eco-Stoves : 20
Homes with Water FIlters : 0
Common House Materials : Cement Blocks/Brick, Wood, Plastic

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