Delegations
Basic Health was started in 1997 by Dr. Miriam Cremer during a medical student rotation in Arcatao, El Salvador. She noticed that health workers in the community expressed concern that young women were dying of cervical cancer. In its first year, this screening program reached 87 people, but through education and community outreach, the program has since touched thousands of women and prevented an untold number of premature deaths.
Sensuntepeque. April 20-24, 2009
Goal: Visual Inspection Training, Direct Patient Care, Research, Vision Care
Number of BHI participants: 18
Number of women screened: 883
Paracentral Region (La Paz, San Vicente, Cuscatlán). January 12-16, 2009
Goal: Process Evaluation of MOH Extension Coverage Outreach teams / Part 2 of Hampshire Course
Number of BHI participants: 11
Number of women screened: 7
Hampshire College Course: "Women's Health Issues in Developing Countries."
Part 1: Jucuaran: January 8-11, 2009
Goal: Direct Patient Care, Vision Care and Clinic Renovation
Number of BHI participants: 10
Number of Hampshire College student participants: 7
Suchitoto, Cuscatlan. November 17th – 21th, 2008
Goal: Visual Inspection Training, Direct Patient Care, Research, Vision Care
Number of BHI participants: 20
Number of Women Screened: 564
Ilobasco, Cabañas. May 10th – 18th, 2008
Goal: Visual Inspection Training, Direct Patient Care, Research, Vision Care
Number of BHI participants: 23
Number of Women Screened: 698
Cojutepeque, Cuscatlan. November 10th – 18th, 2007
Goal: Visual Inspection Training, Direct Patient Care, Research, Vision Care
Number of BHI participants: 17
Arcatao, Chalatenango. November 3rd - 7th, 2007
Goal: Direct Patient Care, Research, IUD Placement Training
Number of BHI participants: 6
Number of Women Screened: 115
San Vicente, San Vicente. March 24th –March 31st, 2007
Goal: Direct Patient Care
Number of BHI participants: 6
Number of Women Screened: 176
Arcatao, Chelatanango. March 8th- March 11th , 2007
Goal: Visual Inspection Training, Direct Patient Care, Research, Vision Care
Number of BHI participants: 23
Number of Women Screened: 698