800,000 peoplefrom the departments of Leon and Chinandega. It will have
more than 460 beds and 11 operating rooms. They will perform 2400
surgeries a month plus emergencies. It will have all the medical
specialties and the most modern technology and equipment.
1. Nicaragua’s Free Health Care System for All
NicaNotes: Recent Health Advances in Nicaragua
Nicaragua’s advances in nutrition, public health and health care may not be recognized in the mainstream media but they have been recognized by international organizations. Dr. Suzanne Serruya of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) stated that “It is very important to bear in mind that not all countries have a universal and free healthcare model capable of achieving the results that we observe in Nicaragua. The healthcare model in Nicaragua is universal, free and extends throughout the national territory. It is very important to bear in mind that not all countries have a universal and free healthcare model capable of achieving the results that we observe in Nicaragua. These results are only possible when the State recognizes as a principle that health is a human right of the population.”
NicaNotes: The Privilege of Free Health Care
The experience of free health care in Nicaragua: “We leave the hospital with nothing more than her official diagnosis paper, a stamped doctor’s excuse for missing school, and a follow up appointment. We owe no money. There is no itemized bill showing how many nights (6), how many sheets were washed (3), how many cafeteria meals she ate (17), how many full blood tests (10), urine tests (1), ultrasounds (1), IVs (1), or how much oral rehydration fluid she drank (53 liters). Orla and I walk out into the sunshine of a new day, ready to rest and recover, secure in the knowledge that the Nicaraguan government has made a choice to look after us…recognizing that it is a right for all to have access to quality health care, rather than a privilege of the few.”
2. Next Monthly Meeting of the Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition
Held on Zoom on Monday, May 8, at 11:30 am Eastern time.
Here is the Zoom link (password is required) : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85285706593
Passcode: 383772 Meeting ID: 852 8570 6593
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3. Upcoming Delegations to Nicaragua
June 19-26 delegation: Voltage and Volcano Brigade Casa Ben Linder Visit a geothermal plant, solar installation, biogas, and electrical grid and recharging station projects. Peer into the second-most dangerous volcano in the world. Zip line among the trees of a dormant giant
June 17-27 Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast Delegation with Friends of the ATC will visit afro- descendant and indigenous communities that are important groups in the Caribbean Coast autonomy process and Nicaraguan culture, and witness examples of concrete gains in quality of life in education, healthcare and women’s rights.
Internship with Friends of the ATC, July 3 – July 29 “Agroecology & Revolution”
4. Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition: nicasolidarity.net
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