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New
Clinic in Indigenous Region Offers New
Medical Services to Those in Need
As part of the U.S. government’s commitment
to work with Costa Rica to improve the
healthcare system of the country, the U.S.
Southern Command donated a us$462,000
medical clinic to the community of Bambu,
Talamanca, a rural part of Costa Rica where
the majority of the population is
indigenous.
The inauguration ceremony was timely since
November marks National American Indian and
Alaska Native Heritage Month. The U.S.
recognized the need for a medical clinic for
the indigenous peoples of this region in
order to improve their health conditions and
create a higher standard of living.
According to Bambu inhabitants, the previous
clinic was about to wash away with the heavy
rains that fall during the rainy season. The
new 300 square meter clinic is better
located, away from the river and includes a
waiting room, archives office, doctor’s
office, nurse’s office, vaccination and
emergency rooms, restrooms for patients,
warehouse, fire alarm system, water reserve
system, among other improvements. The clinic
will offer general medical care, dental care
as well as pediatric and gynecological
services.
U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Peter Brennan
led the U.S. delegation officially
inaugurating the clinic and emphasized that
this clinic is one of the most important
investments the U.S. government has made in
the health field in Costa Rica. President of
the Costa Rican Social Security Institution
(CCSS), Dr. Eduardo Doryan, emphasized the
excellent existing relationship between
Costa Rica and the U.S. and the importance
of this clinic in such a remote zone of the
country and for this specific population.
The clinic will serve over 2,000 inhabitants
in the community of Bambu, as well as people
of neighboring communities including
Panamanians that live along the Costa
Rica-Panamanian border. |
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