Guatemala is a central American country south of Mexico. It is home to volcanoes, rainforest, and ancient Mayan sites. More than half of Guatemala’s population lives in rural areas. Many who live in these areas have low access to household items. Families that live there face barrier problem to get access to health care. Although Guatemala have many health specialist in their cities, most Guatemalans lack money and access to healthcare therefore facing a major health crisis.
The health crisis Guatemala is currently facing has ranked fourth highest in chronic malnutrition.. Language also has a very big impact in Guatemala. Many of the medicals doctors speak Spanish. In the rural areas, people speak their indigenous language and find difficulties to speak and understand. They are not able to comprehend basic instruction. This is due to lack of education and having very little knowledge of Spanish. Culture plays another part in health because communities in Guatemala has strict practices and only believe in traditional minorities. The health post are is mostly understaffed and understocked .The post will often won't have essential supplies, vaccines, or medication. This now impacts the families with low resources who cannot afford the expense. Overall 11 percent of Guatemala’s populations has access to health services. …show more content…
Leading on to this there was a story about a young boy named Jesus back in 2015 and he lived in a rural area and was fairly sick and seeks medical attention. This 2 year old little boy was in critical condition with symptoms of his is hands and feet swollen,and luckily his parents sought for help. He stayed in the hospital for 12 days and regained weight and became healthy again.Rosalina the mother took a workshop and learned techniques to prevent Jesus to become malnourished. A couple of these problems are due to the lack of knowledge and
The health crisis Guatemala is currently facing has ranked fourth highest in chronic malnutrition.. Language also has a very big impact in Guatemala. Many of the medicals doctors speak Spanish. In the rural areas, people speak their indigenous language and find difficulties to speak and understand. They are not able to comprehend basic instruction. This is due to lack of education and having very little knowledge of Spanish. Culture plays another part in health because communities in Guatemala has strict practices and only believe in traditional minorities. The health post are is mostly understaffed and understocked .The post will often won't have essential supplies, vaccines, or medication. This now impacts the families with low resources who cannot afford the expense. Overall 11 percent of Guatemala’s populations has access to health services. …show more content…
Leading on to this there was a story about a young boy named Jesus back in 2015 and he lived in a rural area and was fairly sick and seeks medical attention. This 2 year old little boy was in critical condition with symptoms of his is hands and feet swollen,and luckily his parents sought for help. He stayed in the hospital for 12 days and regained weight and became healthy again.Rosalina the mother took a workshop and learned techniques to prevent Jesus to become malnourished. A couple of these problems are due to the lack of knowledge and