TOTAL HEALTH MISSION OVERVIEW
Total Health … a place to serve. What is Total Health? It is a U.S. based organization that is committed to providing high quality, consistent and reliable medical care in Central America. In short, we want to provide primary care medicine to people who have never had it before. Through disease prevention and early treatment we can dramatically change the health of the people we serve. This is being done by funding the salaries of key positions, supplying medications on a consistent basis, expanding diagnostic capabilities like x-ray and laboratory equipment, and sending medical teams from the US to help provide care.
HONDURAS
Salud Total has been providing medical care to the impoverished people in the La Ceiba, Honduras area since shortly after Hurricane Mitch in 1998. It has provided care for thousands of people who had no, or limited, access to other health care. While the government run health care system is able to provide some care to some people, they simply do not have the resources to care for the great need that exists there today. At Salud Total we are currently providing funding for a full time physician, medications for patients, eye care, x-ray facilities, and basic laboratory needs. We also continue to use US medical teams to provide additional care at Salud Total and the surrounding communities. The affiliated church, Iglesia Gran Comision, has proven to be a reliable source of housing, transportation and excellent interpreters to allow U.S. doctors to provide care and provides local volunteers on a regular basis to help run the clinic. Through Salud Total many thousands of people are receiving care every year providing improved health and changed lives on a daily basis.
NICARAGUA
Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. In Masaya, a city about 20 minutes north of Managua, over 400,000 people are served by only 9 government provided physicians. Total Health is partnering with Iglesia Gran Comision in Nicaragua to develop medical care for these people. By providing medical brigades from the US we are able to provide some basic medical care for those who have none. We are also learning more about the area so we can develop and implement plans for a new Salud Total in Nicaragua that will eventually provide the same primary care as is given in Honduras. |
