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We must bring healthcare to rural Oaxaca. The facts are
compelling!
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More than 75 percent of people in Oaxaca live
in "extreme poverty!"
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More than 50 percent of them have no access to
medical care!
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In northern rural areas, more than 80 percent
of indigenous people have no access to medical care!
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Oaxaca has the highest rate of maternal
mortality and infant mortality in all of Mexico!
Click here to learn more about our Oaxaca project
A Promise of Health
provides healthcare solutions for rural Mexico, using homeopathic doctors
and medicine.
Starting in rural Yucatán
villages, where indigenous Maya still live in extreme poverty, A
Promise of Health has developed an innovative and unique healthcare model,
that if replicated across rural Mexico can revolutionize the
delivery of medical services to the poor.
From 2001 into 2009,
A Promise of Health placed Mexican homeopathic doctors in rural
Yucatán, serving more than 25 municipalities. During that time, the doctors,
who saw on average 140 patients each day, treated an incredible number of
patients – more than 65,000!
With a portable pharmacy
of homeopathic medicine, the doctors were not only able to diagnose and
prescribe, but also to give villagers needed medicine. All of this at
no cost to the patient.
As a part of the
healthcare program, our doctors taught children sanitation, personal
health and nutrition in village schools including promoting the
growing of home gardens for better nutrition.
A Promise of
Health’s pioneering efforts confirmed our initial beliefs, that
homeopathic medicine is the safest, lowest cost and most effective way to
treat the majority of illnesses. Because the medicines are made of natural
substances, there is a greater acceptance of them by native people. Because
we use respected Mexican doctors and ask that they live in the villages they
serve, our health programs are widely accepted by the people.
With your help, A
Promise of Health plans to expand this successful homeopathic model
across rural Mexico. Everyday healthcare doesn't have to be out of reach for
Mexico’s poor who comprise 76% of Mexico's population. Read how you can play
a part in this exciting project.
Much work needs to be
done!
Learn how you can help! |