Atención Primaria en Salud Nicaragua | Poniendo la Salud dentro los Manos de la Comunidad
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Our Backbone

People are the most important aspect of our work; from the health promoters, who are the backbone of the community-based primary health care system we are building, to people like you, who help us turn pipe dreams into realities. During our eight years of existence, it has been people who have inspired us and continue to provide us with the evidence that our work does matter. This is why we do the work we do.


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Elsa Galeano of Bambana, Bonanza, Nicaragua

Elsa Galeano is a 34 year old mother of 5 children who lives in Bambana, a rural Nicaraguan village of about 250 people. Like most villages in Nicaragua's North Atlantic Autonomous Region, Bambana . . .

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DGH Profile of Saul Contreras Martinez, by George Pauk, MD

Dr. Saul Contreras Martinez was born in a small town in Guatemala. His family has a history of achievements and his medical degree is one of them. When he was forced to flee the killing and violence of the wars, he joined other family . . .

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Donate money online through Co-Development Canada

Any amount of money can help the people of Nicaragua in so many ways. And now it is easy to give. APS can accept your donation online through our sister organization, Co-Development Canada . . .