IHSLAC Articles and Photostories - Country in Focus: Colombia

The geographical areas of the intervention for the initiative in Colombia are four municipalities in the department of Vichada: Cumaribo, La Primavera, Puerto Carreño and Santa Rosalía. Programming includes the strengthening of primary health services with the implementation of the Comprehensive Health Care Model, capacity building in maternal and child health, priority communicable diseases and nutrition, and the development of food safety plans.



In Vichada, Hospital San Juan de Dios ESE declares friend of childhood and women

Puerto Carreño, July 15, 2019 (PAHO / WHO) - Today, the manager of the San Juan de Dios Hospital, Puerto Carreño (Vichada), doctor Álvaro Cardozo, signed resolution 395 of July 15, 2019, which commits to implement and develop the Strategy Institutions Friends of Women and Children, IAMII. READ MORE


The drinking water reaches Cachicamo

After crossing the immense plain, hidden behind immense rocks that are part of the Guiana Shield (Colombia) is the community of Cachicamo, a territory inhabited by the Piaroa ethnic group and where only until now drinking water arrives at their homes.  READ MORE


Community Monitoring in Vichada 

PAHO/WHO has been training leaders of the Vichada communities in community monitoring, with emphasis on maternal health, child health, and nutrition. READ MORE