Nearly 30 years ago a
young Dooley Intermed physician,
Dr. Maria Compte, (at right) bid farewell to family and friends
and journeyed deep into the heart of Central America to assist remote and
impoverished villagers. She ended up in
Honduras, and stayed for half a decade, serving as Dooley Intermed’s Medical
Director, living in rough local housing, traveling the Coco River by dugout
canoe to remote villages holding clinics, delivering babies, performing surgery
and training local health workers.
Overwhelmed by the great need for
medical care, with Dooley Intermed’s support Maria established a permanent aid
program across the Coco River in the Nicaraguan Village of Waspam. It has since
grown to be one of our most successful long-term medical projects. Managed by a
small group of Catholic nuns, the Santa Ines clinic provides vital assistance
to the local communities, traveling by truck, boat, and even still by dugout
canoe to reach the most remote Miskito and Mayagana villages.
The Santa Ines Clinic now has 8
doctors and nurses, and provides vital medical care to nearly 3,000 people each
year. Recent upgrades include a modest
maternal care facility, diagnostic equipment, and a training program for local
medical technicians, known a “doulas”. Our goal at Dooley Intermed is to help
those living beyond the reach of traditional healthcare. Thanks to the vision
of Dr. Maria Compte, the Santa Ines clinic is an ongoing success story.
We express our gratitude to you,
our donors, for the gifts that makes projects like this possible. Your
contributions enable us to improve lives around the world.
With thanks and appreciation for
your support.
Sincerely,
Scott
Hamilton, President
Distributing shoes to the children
Children receive gifts/toys
Sorting and distributing medicines
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| Sister Mirna Alvarado and staff on the way to see villagers along the Coco river, Nicaragua |
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