Our country has nearly 10 million inhabitants and displays incredible diversity. With tracts of both the Andes and the Amazon, as well as the world’s largest salt flat, it is a geographically astonishing country. The population is multiethnic and diverse. Together with the exquisite scenery, this diversity makes Bolivia a jewel of South America.
Unfortunately, it is also among the poorest countries in the Americas. Many individuals and communities face health-related challenges, above all those Bolivians in vulnerable populations like children, women, and the elderly. Due to lack of awareness and information, and to barriers in access to quality health services, they often must take a passive role when faced with illness and even with death.
Additionally, basic health problems in the most indigent communities cannot be addressed without also addressing the context of those problems, ranging from access to safe water and sanitation, to women’s health and rights, to income generation.
For this reason, the approach to health in Bolivia must be integral, a challenge to which PROCOSI is rising.
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