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10/10/2018 - NEW DENTAL CLINIC

The Health Center of La Sagrada Familia Parish in Sabana Yegua (Azua, Dominican Republic) expands its services with a renovated dental clinic, inaugurated in September

The Health Center “La Sagrada Familia” (Holy Family), belonging to the Parish that bears the same name, has been running for thirty years and serving the health needs of the most vulnerable population in the area of Sabana Yegua, in the province of Azua. In 2017 we remodeled the center’s laboratory. Recently, at the end of September, a new dental clinic that operates within the Health Center was inaugurated and blessed.

This renovation has been carried out thanks to Compassionate Dental Care International, and will allow us to provide a better service, complying with the requirements of the Ministry of Health.

Dr. Tom Volm and his team, from Holy Apostles parish in New Berlin, Wisconsin (USA), had the honor of opening the dental clinic’s services. This group arrived in Sabana Yegua for the third year to collaborate in medical and dental campaigns and to strengthen the relationship between both parishes. On this occasion, their visit focused especially on the Haitian immigrants in the area, who due to their socio-economic situation have difficulty accessing health centers. Fifty-six people in need of dental care were attended. More than 140 people with various health issues were also treated. The medical and dental campaign was a success, and personnel from the United States, the Dominican Republic and Haiti were able to work shoulder to shoulder, a true sign of integration.

The inauguration and blessing of the dental office has been an occasion to thank God for this new opportunity we now have to offer an accessible and quality service to the entire population of our parish.

24/09/2015 - GRADUATION: CELEBRATING THE DIGNITY OF THE CHILDREN OF THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM IN SABANA YEGUA (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

During the Summer, 45 children graduated from the preschool programs in La Sagrada Familia Parish. We celebrated a formal graduation ceremony (even though the children are very young) to recognize the participation of these kids in the program and their educational advances during the last year, and also to bid them farewell, since in September they will move on to primary school. Our children’s preschool program is conducted at three sites throughout the parish (in the towns of Sabana Yegua, El Ganadero and Los Negros) and it provides initial education for 180 children, from two to five years of age. The little ones go daily to the centers, where they receive education, a nutritional balanced diet (breakfast and lunch) and medical monitoring. Importantly, the preschool program also requires the active participation of their parents. This involvement of the parents includes not just getting the children to and from the school, but also attending meetings and talks about subjects like health and nutrition.

The children in this program of preschool childcare come from families of scarce means who live in marginal towns and settlements within the parish. The poverty and need in which these families find themselves seems at times to strip away their dignity. To conduct a well-organized, formal graduation was a way to restore a bit this dignity, at times lost due to their adversities. The parents came to the graduation dressed elegantly and participated with pride in the different activities, while the children were showing off proudly all of their advances. We hope that these children grow with confidence and the dignity necessary to be good men and women in our society.

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10/10/2018 - NEW DENTAL CLINIC

The Health Center of La Sagrada Familia Parish in Sabana Yegua (Azua, Dominican Republic) expands its services with a renovated dental clinic, inaugurated in September

24/09/2015 - GRADUATION: CELEBRATING THE DIGNITY OF THE CHILDREN OF THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM IN SABANA YEGUA (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

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