In August 2021, we launched our Mesoamerican nephropathy* project to address the high levels of chronic kidney disease in the country. We work in early detection, patient care and health promotion.
In Quetzaltenango, Guatemala’s second-largest city, we run a project that focuses on assisting migrants. Our mobile teams work in different areas in the region, where we provide a range of services to cater for the needs of people on the move, whether travelling north towards Mexico and the United States, or returning home, such as the large number of deported Guatemalans.
*Nephropathy is the deterioration of kidney function
Our activities in 2022 in Guatemala
Data and information from the International Activity Report 2022.
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![Guatemala IAR map 2022 Guatemala IAR map 2022](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/db3277r54pcv534ai6cyuqcu206q56hc.jpg)
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![Migrant camp in Matamoros Migrant camp in Matamoros](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/8l25mqa65ic4mx471c4s6e62fl4xh566.jpg)
Migrants in Central America and Mexico face violence and abuse
![Migrant camp in Matamoros Migrant camp in Matamoros](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/315g4yv040212o766l0863214pb5lt38.jpg)
Violence, desperation and abandonment on the Central American migration route
![Kidney Screening Kidney Screening](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/l12f4kntl4p6ifd23w736q1n6xq1hmlo.jpg)
MSF highlights urgent need to care for patients with chronic kidney disease
![Mesoamerican endemic Nephropathy (MeN) a humanitarian crisis in Guatemala Mesoamerican endemic Nephropathy (MeN) a humanitarian crisis in Guatemala](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/i31hd0uqvce8bjv058sn5p4gf5h61rq0.jpg)
Fighting chronic kidney disease in southern Guatemala
![NUEVO LAREDO, NOT A SAFE PLACE NUEVO LAREDO, NOT A SAFE PLACE](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/0uv875pvo3ld1d8544y80b405887470b.jpg)
Report: No way out - The humanitarian crisis for Central American migrants and asylum seekers
![MSF on the migration route to Mexico MSF on the migration route to Mexico](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/o51cg5id501828nr8e43p81wr66637uf.jpg)