Atención Primaria en Salud Nicaragua | Poniendo la Salud dentro los Manos de la Comunidad
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General guidelines for our organization

We work with the following general guidelines in mind: democracy, participation, horizontality, and transparency. Each community has a local health directive as well as a representative to our General Assembly, which makes the most important decisions in coordination with the Board of Directors.

Specific Programs
  • APS Education Program
  • Basic sanitation and Ecologic Program
  • APS Organization Program
  • Food Program
  • Women’s Health Program
  • Children’s Health Program
  • Dental Health Program
  • Basic Medicines Program
  • Traditional Medicine Program
  • Basic Clinical Laboratory and Investigation Program
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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 . . .