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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