https://padlet.com/sawhd001/y4wmgjhq1v3w Brief overview of Nicaragua and its health care system en-us 2016-06-16 01:41:55 UTC 2016-06-16 03:47:30 UTC hello@padlet.com sawhd001 https://padlet.com/sawhd001/y4wmgjhq1v3w/wish/114781622 Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America by both size and population. It currently has a population of over 6 million people, growing at 1% rate each year. ]]> 2016-06-16 01:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sawhd001/y4wmgjhq1v3w/wish/114781622 sawhd001 https://padlet.com/sawhd001/y4wmgjhq1v3w/wish/114785044 In this video Dr. Taira of UCLA speaks about Project SEMILLA. The purpose of the project is to educate the physicians in Nicaragua on how to better use their limited resources as well as be better medical practitioners. ]]> 2016-06-16 02:42:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sawhd001/y4wmgjhq1v3w/wish/114785044 sawhd001 https://padlet.com/sawhd001/y4wmgjhq1v3w/wish/114785429 Current health care in Nicaragua is primarily publicly owned and payed for by general taxes. Medical services are offered through the MINSA health network which consists of 32 hospitals (including the one depicted below) and other smaller health facilities found throughout the country. ]]> 2016-06-16 02:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sawhd001/y4wmgjhq1v3w/wish/114785429