Serving the Children & their Families




FUNDACION NITCA
Center establised to tend Children working on the Streets.

NITCA:
Niños Trabajadores de la Calle

Fundacion NITCA


FUNDACION NITCA
nitca_01@yahoo.es

Lic. Marcia Gomez
gomezmarcia@hotmail.com

Rosa Capella
rosacapella@hotmail.com



http://www.starbakery.org


Health Program

Wholistic Health For Life

General Objectives

  • To improve health in El Barrio Laureles Sur, throguh the implementación of Primary attention.
  • To bring direct attention to build community capabilities.

 

Results

  • 16,506 persons attended among Children, Adolescents, Youth and Adults both sex, in Bo. Laureles Sur, offering primary attention with quality and efficiency. 40% Women, 30% Children, 10% Adolescents and Youth and 10% Men.
  • Strengthening the Net of Health Adolescent Promoters through trainings. So they can conduct lectures, educational campaigns to the patients who come to the center, thus motivating responsibility in preventing illness.
  • Women were given tests and preventive treatments against uterine cancer, breast cancer, and in general Reproductive Health. Prenatal treatment and a safe Reproductive Plan.
  • Previous actions have resulted in an improvement of health situations for the community and more people assisting to NITCA´shealth center for advice, counseling and help.

 

Type of Cases 2001-2008 Goals for 2009
New Patients 4,700 2,220
Old Cases 5,856 3,100
Vaccinations 5,610 2,000
Papanicolau 848 530
Lectures to Patients 1,730 1,500
Ned of Health Promoters 30 15
Medical Procedures 8,950 5,300

Adolescent Health Promoter taking blood pressure Promoter assisting the doctor in a minor surgery Promoters at a lecture in technical injections

Donors

  • Great Britain Embassy
  • Equity Trust
  • Friends of NITCA
  • MINSA



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