FUNDACION NITCA

Center establised to tend Children working on the Streets.

NITCA: Niños Trabajadores de la Calle

FUNDACION NITCA
nitca_01@yahoo.es

Lic. Marcia Gomez
gomezmarcia@hotmail.com

Rosa Capella
rosacapella@hotmail.com

HEALTH PROJECT

General Objectives

In 2000 the British Ambassador Ray Osborne, seeing the need for a Puesto de Salud(small Health Center) in the barrio, granted NITCA the infrastructure for the present building. In agreement with the MINSA the center has been operated since 2001. Preventive Medicine by Mary Stope International - Nicaragua operated in the center for 4 years. Their specialty was prevention against SIDA (AIDS), IVH and premature pregnancy. Equity Trust Inc.(Connecticut) gave a grant for the Health to add medicines, private doctor from 2001 to 2002. MINSA continue then operating with their own doctors and some medicines. For four years NUITCA had the presence of the UNAN's medical students to go over the community in several projects of health and also hygiene, even building a septic tank in a sector that was needed.

The needs in this population are never ending. In 2007 Friends of NITCA(our counterpart in New England) approved the Project Health for a Holistic Life. It has been operating ever since with their support. This consists not only in having a Dr. and a Nurse and assistance from MINSA but mainly by Young promoters being trained by doctors and to assist Dra. Ortiz and the nurses in charge. Thus, becoming experienced in several labors of Health and to replicate those to the rest of the community, creating other promoters. 2009 had the advantage of the building of another big Health Center at the other end of the barrio. Therefore our Promoters not only serve in our center, but in the other and the Communal House that has joined the work all over the barrio. The present year 2010, the project will count also with a Coordinator to lead the work of the promoters for NITCA.

Integral Health Project for Life 2010

General Objectives

Contribute to improving health in the community of Laureles Sur, providing direct care, preventive care and support in building community capacity for health promotion through the implementation of strategies for primary health care. 


Project "Holistic Health for Life"

Type of Cases 2001-2009 Goals for 2010 2010
New Patients 6,691 2,000 3,375
Subsequents 10,752 4,900 3,057
Vaccinations 6,268 2,000 1,548
PAP exams 968 500 70
Lectures on different health themes 2,372 800 4,600
Ned of Health Promoters all over the barrio field work by Health Promoters coordinated with MINSA. 45 20 5
Medical Procedures 10,316 2,000 3,300

Field work by Health Promoters coordinated with MINSA

Field Activities Total Attentions 2010
Medical Attention 187 496
Vital signs(by Promoters) 117 -
Families data 1,192 472
Cures 9 -
Search for patiensts at risk for a PAP 3 -
Talkin out stitches 4 -
Vaccinations and Des-Parasitation Field work by Health Promoters coordinated with MINSA 239 649
Sickness focus Controls 9 -
Schools Campaign for cleaning children from piojos (grow in hair) 441 -
Prevention against Influenza 38 -

In 2010 The Health Project had the valuable collaboration of the Rev. Dick Harding and work of Rosa Capella