Close to five million citizens in Bolivia are unable to fulfill even their most basic needs. Malnutrition is widespread and poses the greatest risk to pregnant women and young children. An overwhelming 25 percent of Bolivian children under the age of 3 have or currently suffer from malnutrition. Sadly, the rate of malnutrition for children in the poorest households is a staggering 40 percent.

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To address pressing health issues in the Cochabamba valley, FSD works at the community level to:

• Launch educational campaigns and workshops on medical themes including nutrition, sterilization, prenatal care, and sexual health within marginalized areas of Cochabamba.
• Provide general patient care at a 24-hour hospital and its surrounding clinics. Services include family medicine, pediatrics, neurology, cardiology, gynecology, radiology, surgery, physical therapy, reconstructive and plastic surgery, 24-hour emergency care, dentistry, and pre- and post-natal care.
• Provide holistic sociophysical recuperation, education, counseling, and health support to women and children who suffer from intra-familial violence.
• Conduct epidemiological research surveying sexuality and HIV/AIDS in local communities, while analyzing the efficacy of community organizations' public health initiatives that directly address these topics.
• Write and publish articles for national and international newspapers and magazines to promote health and HIV/AIDS initiatives.
• Support foster and adoptive families for the purpose of removing children from abusive homes.
• Train healthcare personnel about the medical, psychological, and social characteristics of HIV/AIDS and the precautions necessary to prevent the transmission of the virus in the delivery of healthcare services.

Read more about Health programs and opportunities initiated by our Community Partners in Bolivia.

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