Good Neighbors International in Nicaragua, committed to social welfare through various community development projects, has signed a 5-year collaboration agreement with the American University (UAM), to provide free medical care specialised in dentistry to the communities of the department of Carazo, a sector served by the organisation.

Caries treatment and dental extractions are some of the services that the university will provide to the more than 8,207 children between the ages of 0 and 12, who are part of the NGO’s sponsorship programme. This alliance is an example of Good Neighbors’ commitment to community and public health in Nicaragua, in collaboration with institutions that share the same values.

This agreement also guarantees the mobilisation of medical care to areas of difficult access in the sector served by the organisation. It should be noted that this medical care will be provided by the internship programme of students from the university’s dental school.

A new feature of this year’s intervention is that the students will visit the communities where Good Neighbors has a presence in order to attend to children and adolescents who find it difficult to leave their communities.

Our associate, Carla Espinoza, delivered 149 boxes of Albendazole tablets, 63 units of Albendazole suspension, and 90 units of Medoc ABC to health centers located in the municipalities of Dolores, El Rosario, and Jinotepe in order to reduce intestinal parasites and improve the immune system of children.