Healing the border.

On the Southwest border of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, specifically in the Independencia , Elias pina up to Pedernales provinces. There has always been a lack of doctors and other personnel in the health area, making this area the most vulnerable and needy on the island. But now, after the Covid 19 pandemic, the crisis has increased, bringing more vulnerability to the thousands of inhabitants with limited economic resource, more  the increase in sanitary deficiencies, worsening the situation, therefore, the number of patients and mortality increase.

The limitation of personnel in the health area, and an overload of the little health service in these forgotten rural border regions, cause limits to access to primary health care, which, as a consequence, makes it difficult to educate, prevent and manage chronic diseases , infectious and motor vehicle accidents. 

The affected population in the three provinces is more than 115,110 people, mostly women and children.

The inhabitants of these border regions, mostly low-income, with very poor communication routes or no direct access to medical care centers, making the control of outbreaks and epidemics more ineffective.

SANANDOME is committed to providing more inclusive, equitable and affordable medical care that improves the quality of physical and mental health of the inhabitants of the southwestern border. Including social welfare, it is an ambitious project, but achievable. 

Make a human medicine that includes social protection, education, food culture and respect for the environment. A strengthening of the administrative direction, obtaining good financing, both governmental and private. 

Increase the number of health personnel, ensure that gender issues are respected, an issue that is largely forgotten in these regions, as well as equity and human rights. Improve quality in patient safety. Surveillance and medical follow-up, from childhood to the elderly, attention to sexual and reproductive health, administration of medical supplies and medications.

Action, recovery and responses to emergencies and a fight against infectious and non-infectious diseases.

Provide a first-class primary medical care service to the thousands of vulnerable people in the three provinces that make up the Southwest of the Dominican Republic, including Haitians.

SANANDOME serves in these remote communities, since 2005. Seeing the needs of medical care and the health sector. We know their social, educational and health problems. We get involved in their culture and religiosity, we participate together with the community in the search for solutions to their serious problems.

We applied because we have 16 years of service, the necessary experience and although we are legalized as a non-profit organization, we do not receive financial aid or in kind from the state. Because of bureaucracy and politics. Since, culturally speaking, neither government nor civil society is concerned with improving the quality of life of these Dominicans, no one wants to come to serve this region. By achieving this objective, it will serve as a basis to draw the attention of the authorities and the community.

Include sources of knowledge and non-traditional alternatives. Combine conventional medicine, natural medicine and spiritual medicine. What gives us better care, improve health and reduce costs. What we define as More for less.

In primary health care, a timely diagnosis of the patient, and the early detection of outbreaks and diseases. To achieve therapeutic success, reduce unnecessary actions, improve the health of the population.

Doctors, nurses and health educators. Through a technical file for consultation by family.

Gender equality and equity, collective work, inclusion of foreign ideas and research. 

Non-profit organization that provides medical care on the border of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Without distinction of gender, religion, nationality, religious or political ideas. Of social content, social entrepreneurship, fight against hunger, child sexual abuse and exploitation, education and prevention of pregnancies in girls and adolescents. 

We reach the same remote places, involving the community, respecting their natural, cultural and social resources.

Propose and offer to the Dominican government this proposal for a solution to the problems of primary health care on the border. Get the support of companies and for-profit organizations.

Donations via Gofundme, Facebook, Instagram and other social networks. Raffles, fundraising events. charity dinners. Also from Plan de Asistencia Social de la Republica Dominicana, Despacho de la Primera Dama.