DOWUSA - Health Services for Chiapas' Indigenous Communities

The indigenous people of Chiapas, who have suffered human rights abuses and poverty for years, have little access to health care. A dearth in prenatal health care resulted in shocking maternal and infant mortality rates. One third of children under five suffer malnutrition. Doctors of the World-USA is working to build access to health care in this rural region of Mexico. Volunteer doctors provide direct services and mentoring at the Hospital San Carlos. Our nurse auxiliary program trains indigenous women to work as midwives, providing care throughout the region and bridging the gap between indigenous communities and health care providers caused by language barriers. Our food security program improves agriculture and food supply in the region. Through capacity building and community mobilization, we are creating sustainable and lasting solutions to protect the health and human rights of the people of Chiapas.

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