.png)
WHO WE ALREADY SERVE
Peru lacks the infrastructure and fundamental healthcare plans, education support for its impoverished communities.
Seven out of ten Peruvians live in poverty according to the World Bank, which is one of the reasons the World Health Initiative is currently activated there.
Why are we here in Peru?
Three years ago, a medical physician came to one of these villages, promising to help.
They have yet to return.
Those people did not simply ask for WHI’s help; they pleaded for help through tears and anguish, expressing their desperate need for medical help, the chance to survive, and to not be abandoned, as they all have the right to accessible health care.
WHI has pledged to raise funds to rebuild a small medical clinic located between the three aforementioned villages. The clinic will be staffed by doctors who will visit once a month to help individuals who attend receive checkups or necessary medical care.
Health Care Access
Three villages in the Andes - including Ohuayo, Huallaytapa, and Huallyabamba - receive zero access to medical care or support.
But what does “zero access” mean?
Simple: the people in these villages have never had a basic medical check-up, something millions of others are accustomed to, and barely give a second thought about it.
In May 2024, 5 women died of childbirth over the course of two weeks! Not only will these children now spend their lives without a mother’s love & care, but all of those babies will need proper medical care and checkups to ensure they grow up to lead healthy lives.
Many more adults in these areas fight upper respiratory diseases, GI issues, and parasites due to a lack of clean drinking water and antibiotics, proper wound care treatment, influenza, dengue fever, etc. The children are also suffering.
Almost half the world's population
lack access to the health services that they need.
Source: World Health Organization
According to the World Health Bank
live in poverty.
Challenge
Poor road conditions and a lack of transportation severely limit access to health care in areas such as the Andean and Amazon communities.
The nearest health center, which provides only basic care, is, on average, a 4-6 hour walk over rough mountain and terrain and through unsafe jungle environments. The nearest hospital is another few hours by car from there.
Weather, roadblocks, and the lack of availability of transportation can make this journey even more difficult.
Solution
Having community health workers provide quality health and wellness checkups as well as first aid can be the difference between life and death.
WHI medical units visit these areas on a continuous basis as well as requested educational classes to help face the challenges presented by daily life.
Impact
The goal of WHI is to establish a sustainable method of health & wellness through education and frequent medical visits to impoverished and indigenous areas.
Our Field Medical Teams are on the ground helping and tracking improvements to provide more insight into problems faced by these communities and enable us to better support the communities with ongoing education, medical help on site, as well as donated supplies and first aid kits developed for each area.