The COVID-19 epidemic continues to spread rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean, with more than 800,000 confirmed cases. Among our partner countries, Peru remains the hardest hit, with over 130,000 cases.
Juan Ciudad NGO continues to closely monitor the epidemic and the needs of the San Juan de Dios centers in Latin America and Africa, which have seen their activities altered and continue to adapt to the changing scenario imposed by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. This photo shows a child at a San Juan de Dios center in Venezuela.
In IquitosIn the municipality of San Juan de Dios, where the community health project promoted by the San Juan de Dios Clinic is still on hold, a second food distribution took place this May. A total of 22 food baskets were distributed among the 13 Community Health Agents living in the settlements participating in the project.
In SucreIn Bolivia, Cristo de las Américas Hospital continues supporting seven health centers in the Department of Chuquisaca to strengthen the existing healthcare network and provide protective materials and food to both hospital staff and those at the state's health centers with which a collaboration agreement exists.
In the rest of the countries, the needs are similar, and the main objective is to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and maintain care for sick and vulnerable people. We hope to be able to send aid thanks to Juan Ciudad ONGD's STOPCOVID-19 campaign.
On May 26, the ninth meeting of the COVID-19 Africa Crisis Committee of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God was held. It focused on the findings of the Situation Report on the Facilities of the Province of St. Augustine, which is comprised of 16 healthcare institutions in eight African countries: Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Zambia.
At the moment Africa The country has recorded 130,000 cases. According to Valentine Bruku, head of finance for the Province of San AgustĂn, âCOVID-19 cases are increasing, and government restrictions in different countries are increasing. This could lead to increasing fear and difficulties for the population, which will lead to a decrease in visits to health centers and hospitals.â
A person is treated at a center in Saint John of God in Cameroon.
The report indicates that amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Hospitaller Order continues to provide services to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable in society, although funding is needed to support the operation of social and healthcare services, which are suffering as a result of the coronavirus.
The Crisis Committee coordinated the delivery of emergency funds, which have been used to purchase protective materials, PPE, food, supplies, and training in coronavirus prevention and control protocols. Thanks to this aid, the centers and their professionals are better prepared to join the global fight against the pandemic, but maintaining essential services such as maternal and child care and care for prevalent diseases like malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, measles, etc. requires greater financial support. Otherwise, thousands of people may be left unattended, increasing health problems and mortality, which are already very high in countries like Cameroon, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
By: JCONGD Communication.
Photos: Juan Ciudad NGO.
