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Bolivia
COUNTRY BACKGROUND Bolivia is one of South America’s two landlocked countries, sharing borders with Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile and Peru. With 60% of Bolivians under the age of 25, the country’s population is young. Roughly 63% percent of Bolivians live below the national poverty line, the majority of whom are the Quechua and Aymara people who reside in the Andean valleys and Altiplano regions. Poverty in the region is also affected by the migration of people from rural areas into urban areas. As in many Latin American countries, indigenous populations in Bolivia are the most marginalized and often lack access to health care and basic services. Roughly 40% of all Bolivians live without any form of health care coverage, according to the World Health Organization. GLOBAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Supporting Health Services in 253 Municipalities Today we work with two partners: Save the Children, an international non-governmental organization (NGO), and ProSalud, Bolivia’s largest health NGO. ProSalud has developed a network of sustainable outpatient clinics for lower- and middle-income patients. Medical products donated by AmeriCares help stretch the limited resources of these clinics and allow them to treat more patients. Due to our partners’ collaboration with the Bolivian Ministry of Health, our aid reaches a broad spectrum of health care institutions ranging from large national hospitals to small rural clinics. Our partnerships also enable us to effectively deliver aid to Bolivia’s highly impoverished populations, reaching tens of thousands of people in 253 municipalities as well as those in some of the most isolated areas of the country. EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM Emergency Response for Mudslides and Flooding in 2007 and 2008 |
