PEDIATRIC CENTER FOR 15,600 CHILDREN IN NEED

Dear donor, please receive a warm greeting. We truly appreciate your contribution.

Because of supporters like you we are able to serve quality health care services to thousands of children living in the underserved communities of the Punta Cana region.

We are grateful that so many generous souls are supporting our cause. Thank you for helping us save precious lives.

Located in the community of Verón and accessible to all vulnerable communities of the Punta Cana region. This health center, inaugurated in 2017, provides quality primary care to a children population (0-15 years old) from low- income families.

This and all the reports to follow will update you on our progress and how your donation is been invested in this social initiative.

Currently 100% of the medical services are available. The patient service hours are from 8:00am to 4:00 pm, from Monday to Friday. Emergency is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week, including weekends and holidays

Nowadays the clinic continues offering health prevention programs, outpatient consultations, ambulance, dental care, vaccination, x ray services, emergency, laboratory, pharmacy, ultrasound, others.

In the last 4 months the center served 6,800 patients 0-15 years old  

The areas with the highest flow of patients are emergency, pediatric consultations, laboratory and vaccination.  

The most common medical cases in the last months: Respiratory infections, febrile syndrome, skin infections, injuries from external causes and gastrointestinal disorders.

Remarkable activities and programs in the last months:

• Training for employees and dissemination of good medical practices through research, telemedicine, and medical internships with partner USA organizations.
• A plan to monitor the development of children under 5 years of age with nutritional deficiencies has continued to be implemented. Through malnutrition screening sessions, specialized medical care, and the distribution of therapeutic foods.
• Vitamin A prophylaxis days.
• Malaria screening day
• Promotion of children's reading; book donations to foster creativity.
• Participation in two community medical missions, one of them together with Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM). During these missions 75 children from vulnerable communities in the Punta Cana region benefited from consultation, medications, therapeutic foods, clothes and toys for free

The center continues to make a difference in pediatric care and contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 agenda of the United Nations (UN), specifically Goal 3 - Health and Well-being

There are still goals to achieve in this stage of the project:

• Purchase the additional medical equipment and furniture.   
• Purchase and implement a software to improve the administrative efficiency
• Expand the staff training program
• Expand the facilities
• Improve the laboratory facilities
• Increase the supply of medical materials and medications.

This and all the reports to follow will update you on our progress and how your donation is been invested in this social initiative.

Looking forward you continue to partner with us!

If you have any comment, advice or question, please let us know and we will respond as best we can.

Thank you very much again for your support!

Best wishes !