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Bolivia Prioritizes Attention to Flood Victims
La Paz, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government is prioritizing urgent attention to people affected by floods caused by "La Niña" climatologic
Read the StoryBolivia: Evo Morales on the Daily Show
Blogs like Comunica Bolivia [ES] provided a bit of background information about the program in anticipation of the appearance.
Read the StoryProtesters in Bolivia Seek More Autonomy
Four of Bolivia’s wealthiest provinces celebrated efforts to seek greater autonomy from the central government on Saturday.
Read the StoryCentro Medico Humberto Parra News
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July, 2000
The clinic recieved land to build on donated from Milton Parra. The clinic will be named Centro Medico Humberto Parra in honor of Milton's Father.
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Matico? Clavo de olor? Sangre de Grado? Investigating Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices in Centro Médico’s Communities
What is matico or clavo de olor? What kind of a remedy is sangre de grado, or what does tree bark treat? These are questions that US volunteer and first-year Northwestern University medical student, Yuna Rapoport, is asking as part of a study on traditional health beliefs, remedies and medical practices in Centro Médico’s 11 communities.... Read More
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Chronic Care Video
In 2005 two medical students, Lisa Jager and Sara Medendorp, developed a chronic care program. Explore the origins of this program through this documentary about the experience.
Centro Medico in the News
Simple Interventions Make a Big Difference in Bolivia
For Dr. Susan Hou, the practice of medicine is a family affair. Far from her U.S. career in nephrology, Dr. Hou's family connection to medicine is rooted in the rain forest of Bolivia, where in 2001, she cofounded a clinic called Centro Medico Humberto Parra, in the village of Palacios. Here she works side by side with her husband and clinic cofounder Dr. Mark Molitch, an endocrinologist and professor of medicine at Northwestern University, and her son Ethan, a fourth-year medical student.
Photo Gallery
When Jason Oppenheimer was our clinic coordinator, he came up with an idea to promote reading for the kids of the local towns. He created a small library that kids could take books from. Here are the pictures of the process of the mural they painted.
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