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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"Leaving the country to seek asylum is often the only option for survival"
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Forced to flee Central America's Northern Triangle: A Neglected Humanitarian Crisis
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Central American insomnia
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The medical consequences of violence
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In Guatemala, the Ministry of Health is to take over MSF's treatment of HIV patients in Coatepec
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