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Fine art photographs of Bolivia
Lavinia Sinitean is a photographic artist working in Bolivia. She has generously agreed to donate the proceeds from sales of her work posted inthis galleryto support Centro Medico Humberto Parra. Support the clinic and Lavinia's artistic vision...and get some beautiful art for yourself or for gifts.
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Susan Hou and Mark Molitch were interviewed on NPR for Worldview. Listen to the recording or check out the pictures they posted as well.
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Centro Medico Humberto Parra strives to improve the health and well-being of poor rural Bolivian communities.
Centro Medico provides free primary healthcare, medication, health education and other health services to people who would otherwise not be able to afford them. The clinic works in partnership with the surrounding communities to enable them to lead healthy lives. Centro Medico is primarily staffed by volunteer American and Bolivian physicians and is entirely funded by private donations from Bolivia and the United States.
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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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La Hoguera, the Centro Medico children's library, is an opportunity for learning
It is not just checkups and medicine that draws kids to Centro Medico Humberto Parra. Thanks to American medical student and clinic volunteer Jason Oppenheimer, children can now read, receive homework help and explore their inner artist at the clinic's very own library, La Hoguera, which is Spanish for "the hearth."
Centro Medico Responds to the Floods in Beni
This year Bolivia experienced some of the worst flooding it has seen in years. The Beni, a region of northern Bolivia, was especially hard hit. Agriculture is the main industry for the area and the floods destroyed the crops and livestock displacing many families from their homes.
Bichos, Brushing and Being a Good Eater: Centro Médico’s Kids Get a Lesson in Hygiene and Nutrition and Some Listening Time with Shakira
During summer 2007, US volunteer Joe Johnson and Bolivian Coordinator Edith Dietz visited 3 schools in the Centro Médico Communities, El Pilar, San Miguelito, and Palacios, to teach children about the importance of washing well, brushing well and eating well.
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