By Reinaldo Alsina | General Director
A medical-dental outreach program was held for the population of the community of Delta del Orinoco, Monagas State, Venezuela. Specialists from different areas participated: physicians, dentists, bioanalysts and psychologists, accompanied by students of medicine, dentistry and psychology.
A total of 1,540 consultations were made from the different specialties: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Dermatology, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Otorhinolaryngology, Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Bioanalysis and Psychology.
In the medical area, a total of 1120 patients were attended, of whom 40.58% (n=455) were adults and 59.41% (n=665) were pediatric patients (children and adolescents). Similarly, of these patients, the distribution by sex corresponded to 61.22% (n=686) female patients and 38.77% (n=434) male patients.
In the dental area, 238 patients were attended, among the different specialties: general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, oral surgery and maxillofacial surgery. The distribution of attended patient was: 123 adults (51.7%) and 115 children (48.3%).
In the area of Psychology, 10 consultations were offered focused on Psychological First Aid.
In addition, psychoeducational workshops and talks were given on the prevention of domestic violence, sexual and reproductive health and breastfeeding. A total of 718 people attended these activities.
Health promotion in our communities is a fundamental pillar of our of our work. We know that by providing the tools, skills and knowledge we can maintain healthy practices and lifestyles that help to reduce the prevalence of different diseases. Because of this, 5 workshops on the importance of clean and safe water, 8 workshops on proper hand washing and 5 talks on the prevention of malaria were given. In addition, more than 1,500 condoms were distributed in sexual and reproductive health workshops, and more than 370 personal hygiene kits were given to children in the community.
Regarding our WASH project, more than 100 bucket-type and 200 straw water filters were given to families and community leaders.
Each community visited represents for us an opportunity to build the country we want. We are faithful believers in the potential that exists in Venezuela, and that the sum of every small effort will bear fruit in the near future.
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