Community health workers provide culturally relevant care in rural Chiapas Posted on July 7, 2022 When Mayra Ramirez began her role as a community health worker, she was filled with fear and doubts. She had never worked in health care before. But the desire to learn and develop new skills Read more…
Former pasante returns to PIH, provides more than 140 surgeries in Chiapas Posted on April 4, 2022 For many first-year clinicians in Mexico who complete their mandatory year of social service with Compañeros En Salud, there are two distinct phases of their career: before the internship and after the internship. Read more…
Listening to rural communities is essential to building trust Posted on Sep 1, 2021 At the end of 2020, after almost a year of uncertainty, social isolation, and anxiety, a glimmer of hope appeared: the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in Mexico. By August, 17% of Mexicans had been fully vaccinated, Read more…
Clinical training, community-based care, and connecting patients with specialized services central to decade’s work Posted on Aug 6, 2021 A decade ago, a team of clinicians and health advocates in rural Chiapas united under a simple yet radical vision: every person has a right to health. The team—Dr. Daniel Palazuelos, Read more…
In small and remote mountain villages in the Mexican state of Chiapas, Community Health Workers (CHW), referred to here as acompañantes, regularly visit their chronically ill neighbours to provide both medical and emotional support. When people are geographically and sometimes socially isolated and affected by ill health, CHWs provide vital Read more…