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Dominican Republic 

One-quarter of the Dominican Republic’s population lives in poverty. Access to health care is limited in many rural areas. The country has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the Caribbean — 32 infant deaths per 1,000 born. An estimated 40 out of 1,000 children do not live to see their 5th birthday.

Episcopal Relief & Development is partnering with the Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic and Clinicia Esperanza y Caridad, an Episcopal medical clinic located in the southeastern coastal city of San Pedro de Macoris.

Promoting Health and Fighting Disease

  • Community health promoters conduct health education outreach activities focused on maternal and infant health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, malaria and dengue fever prevention.
     
  • Over the last three years, 250 local residents have been trained to conduct health education and basic medical evaluations on a volunteer basis in both rural and urban communities.

 

 

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