HEALTH & WELLNESS PROFILEHEALTH ISSUES

In Guatemala, the major infectious diseases are those that are food or waterborne - such as

bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, leptospirosis, and typhoid fever.

A lack of safe, clean drinking water puts the people of Guatemala at an increased risk of diseases such as

malaria, typhoid, and intestinal parasitic worms.

of children UNDER 5

suffer from anemia.

of PREGNANT women

suffer from anemia.

of PRESCHOOL AGED

CHILDREN DIE from vitamin A

deficiency.(an est. 1,500 deaths per year)

67,000

of CHILDREN are born

MENTALLY IMPAIREDdue to

Iodine deficiencies every year.

(Less than 50% of households use iodized salt.)

38% 22% 16%

MALNUTRITION

In Guatemala

49% of children

UNDER the age of 5 are chronically malnourished.

70%of indigenous children and

30%of non-indigenous children

have stunted height.

In Solola

36% suffer from

severe chronic malnutrition.

72%are chronically malnourished.

Infantile MalnutritionGuatemala

Solola

72%

49.8%

Infantile Mortality12 months:

Guatemala

Solola

34%

49%

Infantile MortalityUnder 5 years:

Guatemala

Solola

45%

68%

There are no treatment options in SAN JUAN LA LAGUNA. Because there are no ambulances, the sick must be transferred via private pickups to the NATIONAL HOSPITAL in SOLOLA 52 kilometers away.

MOST COMMON ILLNESSES

THROAT INFECTIONS

SAN JUANCOMMON COLD AMOBEAS

SARCOPIOSIS

CONJUNCTIVITISACUTE OTITIS MIDIA

INTESTINAL PARASITISM

RINGWORMACUTE DIARRHEAL DISEASE

PNEUMONIA

CHILDRENUNDER ONE

COMMON COLD

DERMATOMYCOSESPNEUMONIAACUTE DIARRHEA

AMEBIASIS

ANEMIAOTHER

INTESTINAL PARASITISM

TEACHERSTOOTH PAIN

INTESTINALPROBLEMS

FLU

FOOD CONSUMPTION

MEATICON

EGGSICON

FRUITICON

MEATAverage 1-2

times per week.

EGGSAverage 1-2

times per week.

FRUITSOnly

occasionally.