Social Ministry’s work extends across a diverse area of health including the building of community water systems, latrine construction., training of health promoters, distribution of food, a maternal-infant program, senior care, pharmacies, housing construction, medical clinics and prevention of infectious diseases.
Our work supports
A Senior Citizen Day Care Center serving 55 poorest of the poor with meals, health care, and recreation.
A town pharmacy and 14 outlets for low cost medicines.
The construction of 23 community water systems with chlorination filters.
Monthly deliveries of food bags to 120 elderly and disabled persons with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
The construction of 1,865 outdoor latrines for sanitation control in rural communities.
Preventative health care program with 60 trained volunteer health promoters monitoring infectious disease like zika, cholera and dengue,vaccinations, monitors blood pressure and sugar diabetes and provides health education for community residents.
Medical clinics for surgery, eye exams, ultrasounds, and dentistry.
Building of wood burning stoves that use less fire wood and smoke controlling chimneys.
A maternal-infant care program that provides vitamins, protein supplements, monthly weighing of babies until 5 years of age and monitors the health of pregnant women.
The community pharmacy that provides low cost medicines to the town of El Cercado and 14 village outlets.St. Vicente de Paul delivers over 100 food bags monthly to the poorest of the poor, shut-ins and disabled people.Senior Citizen Center serves meals, provides fresh clothing, medicines and recreational activities for 55 seniorsSeniors dancing at Day Care CenterHealth promoters complete 16 month training sponsored by Incarnate Word Church Rochester, N.Y and ANESVAD Foundation, SpainHeath promoter vaccinating a pregnant motherTeaching parents how to feed their malnourished child using a protein supplement called Nutrifortweighing babies to determine if they are malnourishedHealth Promoters practicing how to take blood pressure and check sugar levelsDress a Girl Around the World provides dresses for girls in vulnerable communities to deter child trafficking and abductionOutdoor latrine construction to improve sanitationWater chlorinator for community water systemA family poses with their old house before the construction of a new one sponsored by FUNDEPAZ, New YorkCement Block Housing for the Poor, sponsored by FUNDEPAZ, New YorkSan Diego University students making clay and cement wood burning stove
Health
Social Ministry’s work extends across a diverse area of health including the building of community water systems, latrine construction., training of health promoters, distribution of food, a maternal-infant program, senior care, pharmacies, housing construction, medical clinics and prevention of infectious diseases.
Our work supports