NewsWhore
03-07-2007, 07:10 PM
The John XXIII Health Care Center is now ten years old and is described as a model for community-based health care in the Dominican Republic. The facility, located in the southern part of Santiago, is run by the PUCMM University in conjunction with the Public Health Ministry and the Southern Zone Health Council (CODESA). Center director Sergio Diaz reported that during the past year the center treated 55,576 emergency cases and provided 31,628 outpatient consultations. The center operates on a budget of over RD$8.0 million per year, most of which is self-generated. Prevention is one of the key elements of the center and personnel from the center have given 52,000 talks to groups on health issues and prevention. The John XXIII Center is the focus of a network of two basic care clinics, 22 community homes, 16 supervisors and 130 health promoters from the community it serves.
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