Xecohil

  • Overview
  • Medical
  • Dental

Overview

Xecohil is located in central Guatemala. The houses in the community are often made of adobe, cement blocks, and bricks. Most of the community members work in agriculture, honey production and selling, and fishing. During initial communications with Global Brigades, community leaders expressed that their top three needs were Medical and Dental Brigades, access to education, and a water system renovation.

Municipality: Tecpan 

Department: Chimaltenango

Medical

Program Status

  • Planning
  • Active
  • Complete

HEALTH CARE ACCESS:

Tecpán Guatemala is a municipality of the Chimaltenango department situated 87 kilometers west of Guatemala City. Over 90% of the population in the municipality are part of Mayan indigenous groups. Public health care in Guatemala falls under the responsibility of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare (MSPAS) which has 2,200 service units across the country.  Even with this coverage, it is important to note that medications, supplies, and materials are often not available. Health worker density in rural communities is 3.0 per 10,000 persons as opposed to 25.7 to 10,000 in urban areas of Guatemala. There are major gaps in health care services between rural indigenous and urban populations in Guatemala.

 

18

Volunteers

218

Patient Consultations

106

Vision screenings

5

Health Education Workshops

BRIGADE INFORMATION:

Medical Brigades use the local school as their brigade site. The school has 6 rooms, where the various medical stations are conducted. 

AVERAGE PATIENTS ATTENDED: 399

BRIGADE SITE: Community School

MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS IN XECOHIL:

Chapter Date # Of Volunteers Chapter Date # Of Volunteers
Eli Lilly Connecting Hearts Abroad October 2024 18

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 dentists within a reasonable distance.

248

Patient Consultations

39

Extractions

12

Fillings Performed

10

Dental Education Workshops

198

Fluoride Treatments

BRIGADE INFORMATION:

Medical Brigades use the local school as their brigade site. The school has 6 rooms, where the various medical stations are conducted.

AVERAGE PATIENTS ATTENDED: 399

BRIGADE SITE: Community School

MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS IN XECOHIL:

Chapter Date # Of Volunteers Chapter Date # Of Volunteers
Eli Lilly Connecting Hearts Abroad October 2024 18

Local Reference Points

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