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More InfoOur Chronic Care Video
Villagers are learning to take control of their diabetes and hypertension as part of Centro Médico’s innovative chronic care program. Our video segment highlights the joint effort of the clinic and communities to provide and encourage long-term care for patients living with two of Bolivia’s most common health challenges.
More InfoCentro Medico Humberto Parra
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.
What's New?
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."
Generosity flows in both directions across the American continentsPalacios Families raise money for Hurricane Katrina families
Dr. Susan Hou, Founder and Director of the Daniels Hamant Foundation, and her daughter Tamara Wohlwend, recall the remarkable story of families in Palacios, Bolivia donating to Hurricane Katrina Victims.
Leading the Way to Sustainability, Bringing Clean Energy to Palacios
Health, energy, and poverty are inextricably linked. By providing more healthy and secure livelihoods in the surrounding communities, Centro Medico Humberto Parra plays a pivotal role in enabling local economic development. Going a step further, the clinic strives to contribute to long-term health and sustainable development through environmental leadership. Centro Medico’s commitment to environmental leadership has been evident from the beginning; a founding principle of the clinic is to preserve local ecosystems and use natural resources as efficiently as possible.
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