Medical brigade to Chagüite Blanco, La Trinidad, June 10th

On June 10th we coordinated a medical brigade with the local health authority in Estelí to the rural community of Chagüite Blanco about 45km south of the city of Estelí in the municipality of La Trinidad. The group included general medicine practitioners, pediatricians and a dentist with support to carry out ultrasound examinations, papanicolau exams and laboratory tests. The group saw a total of 198 patients (94 women, 56 children and 48 men). The Superemos team working on a program to address domestic violence assisted patients who wanted to discuss their family situation. Three medical students and two social work students from the local campus of Nicaragua’s National Autonomous University accompanied the brigade helping to receive patients, dispatch medicines and give educational talks on preventive health care for patients with chronic illnesses.