TULA FOUNDATION

Published purpose

This project aims to decrease COVID-19 related mortality and morbidity in Guatemala, especially within Indigenous populations in the target regions of Alta Verapaz, El Quiche, Huehuetenango and Sololá. The project intends to strengthen the capacity of 3,500 health personnel to use digital systems to maintain quality and intercultural health services, particularly for women, girls and those experiencing marginalization or vulnerability. Project activities include: (1) providing equipment to deliver distance education programs to priority Ministry of Health training sites; (2) providing training to health personnel and authorities to deliver COVID-19 distance education training; (3) providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Health to develop standardization practices and resources for culturally-sensitive teleconsultation in response to COVID-19; and (4) providing training to health personnel to use a nationally integrated digital system to collect and monitor COVID-19 data. This initiative expects to improve health services for 3.7 million people in Alta Verapaz, El Quiche, Huehuetenango and Sololá in Guatemala. This includes 3.1 million Indigenous people (1.6 million women and girls).