DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Nuestra Sra de Guadalupe Medical Dispensary Enlargement (Bonao-Republica Dominicana)

Characteristics of project

Location:  Brisas del Yuna  and Villa Liberacion district in Bonao town

Local partner: Nª Sra de Guadalupe foundation

Justification: With the dispensary enlargement, this Project wants to solve several problems which are mainly:

  • Lack of functional purpose and differentiation of the dispensary wards in terms of medical care.
  • Lack of space which doesn´t allow to give quality medical service to  an increasing number of underprivileged patients in this area.

Specific aim: Increasing  and improving the medical services that Nª Sra de Guadalupe dispensary located in Bonao offers.

Activities:

  • building materials transport.
  • medical attendance wards and medical main floor construction.
  • pipes and plumbing work in toilets and rooms which need a sink.
  • wiring.
  • windows and Doors setting.
  • new dispensary premises painting.
  • main door gate and Windows bars making and setting.

Target population: 1,500 people will benefit by the Project.

Project length: 6 months

Budget: 22,993,10 Euros

Funding: TAU and Tolosa Town Hall

Achievement:

  • Medical dispensary enlargement..  With a second floor of 70,67 square metres the dispensary will provide better medical care of its patients.
  • The dispensary attends to Bonao underprivileged population needs ( Brisas del Yuna and Villa Liberacion district specially) with an average of 1,000 people at surgery hours in a month and 500 people in other medical services like laboratory, radiology,first aid, vaccination,ECG, ultrasound scanning…
  • The dispensary enlargement allows more room where people being in poor health receive quality medical care. Besides the fact of getting better attention, the enlargement allows that  a bigger number of patients receive medical help too. 

Diseño y desarrollo iLUNE