MOBILE HEALTH PROGRAM - CHIQUITOS VICARIATE

2 MOBILE HEALTH CARE TEAMS WILL BE SET UP,CONSISTING OF A DOCTOR,NURSE,DRIVER & ROTATING MED ASSISTANT.EACH HEALTH TEAM WILL HAVE A TRUCK WITH MED EQUIP AVAILABLE TO THEM,A MOTOR LAUNCH & MOTORCYCLES TO TRAVEL IMPASSABLE ROADS.THE TEAMS WILL SPEND 2 & 1/2 WEEKS A MONTH TRAVELING TO DESIGNATED RURAL AREAS,CARING FOR PATIENTS.THE REST OF THE MONTH THEY WILL BE SITUATED NEAR SANTA ISABEL HOSPITAL TO STOCK UP ON MED SUPPLIES,CHECK UP ON THEIR HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS & ASSEMBLE HEALTH CARE STATISTICS FROM THEIR FIELD WORK. THE CHIQUITOS VICARIATE"S RADIO STATION CALLED JOHN XXIII & ITS MONTHLY NEWSPAPER,"SOYPIAKA",WILL BE USED TO INFORM PEOPLE OF THE MOBILE TEAMS" DAILY ROUTES & TO PROVIDE INFO ON HEALTH,HYGIENE & SANITATION. 10 GOB RURAL HEALTH OFFICERS STATIONED THROUGHOUT CHIQUITOS VICARIATE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE MOBILE HEALTH TEAMS & WILL RECEIVE ON-THE-JOB TRNG IN HEALTH CARE. 3 MAJOR PROGRAMS WILL BE INITIATED BY HEALTH TEAMS: HYGIENE-SANITAT,MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH & NUTR & TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL.FIRMS,LECTURES & DEMONSTRAT"S WILL BE USED TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON THE NEED FOR POTABLE DRINKING WATER,PROPER FOOD PREPARAT & USE OF PROPERLY CONSTRUCT LATRINES.ANTI-PARASITE MEDICINES WILL BE DISPENSED.PREGNANT WOMEN & WOMEN WITH CHILDREN UNDER 6 WILL BE TAUGHT PRE-NATAL CARE,CHILD CARE,NUTR & HYGIENE.CHILDRENS" HEALTH & GROWTH WILL BE MONITORED & VACCINAT"S & MEDICINES DISPENSED.APPROX 300000 FOOD COMMODITIES WILL BE DISTRIB ANNUALLY TO MOTHERS & CHILDREN.TB CASES WILL BE REGISTERED & TREATED.VOLUNTEER REP"S FROM 85 COMMUNITIES WILL RECEIVE 1 MONTH TRNG FOR CHECKING UP ON TREATED VILLAGERS & RECORDING HEALTH STATISTICS.PRIM BENEF"S ARE TRND HEALTH CARE WORKERS & 100000 RURAL RESIDENTS ALSO BENEFIT.