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El Ceibo—CHWs respond to a humanitarian crisis
El Ceibo humanitarian crisis: CHWs were there at the beginning to help. This long post describes the events that took place over several...
Kathy Cirksena
Sep 19, 2021


Vaccinations update
Community Health Workers are getting vaccinated in Petén! We are happy that the dedicated CHWs who work with Petén Health can now get...
Kathy Cirksena
Aug 24, 2021


"The Good Doctor" (ABC) recognizes Petén Health
Wow—we loved the shout out to Petén Health by Freddie Highmore, star of TV series "The Good Doctor"! Hilary Bartels and Kate Feibusch...
Kate Feibusch
Jun 11, 2021


Running water uphill
A Community Health Worker approached us with a problem in his village—57 families were left without running water during the dry season,...
Kathy Cirksena
Jun 5, 2021


Petén Health research on diabetes: Presentation to UCSF Colloquium
With the hard work and diligent effort of Maritza and Lauren, our team collected interviews with 15 CHWs and the research was selected...
Kate Feibusch
May 28, 2021


Reflections on our visit to El Naranjo in February 2020
In what seems like a lifetime ago, we brought an intrepid group of 11 travelers from the U.S. to Guatemala for the Inauguration of the...
Kate Feibusch
May 3, 2020


Supply list: Plaster?
We asked the Community Health Workers what supplies they needed us to bring down when we travel for the inauguration of the Medical...
Kate Feibusch
Feb 16, 2020


Wrapping up!
Tidying up the construction site of the Medical Training Center in Petén, Guatemala in preparation for the inauguration at the end of...
Kate Feibusch
Feb 10, 2020
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