Faced with the need to ensure healthy food in children’s diets within local communities, various community projects are responding to the challenge. An overview of how these initiatives work. In neighborhoods and communities where access to fresh, nutritious food is limited due to economic hardship, collective efforts are emerging to…
Through technology and community collaboration, thousands of people are beginning to find solutions to challenges that have long left them excluded. In small laboratories inside public hospitals in Argentina—such as Hospital Posadas—3D printers are changing lives. There, they don’t manufacture car parts or architectural tools, but something far more vital:…
Various initiatives are emphasizing the importance of access to clean water as a foundation for good health. Access to safe drinking water is considered a basic right and a responsibility of governments. However, in recent years, community partnerships, social organizations, and private foundations have begun transforming the relationship between water,…
Access to medication is undergoing a transformation driven by a new model—one propelled by visionary donors seeking to create lasting social impact. Across the world, access to medicines is at a critical juncture. Millions of people wait for the drugs they need to continue their treatments. In this context, solidarity-based…
The garbage surrounding communities directly affects residents’ health. A look at several initiatives that are changing realities. In various regions across Latin America, solid waste piles up in plain sight—plastic bags carried by the wind, makeshift dumps next to homes, and ditches clogged with debris mixed with stagnant water. In…
Where responses are slow to arrive, communities take action. Many of their projects have achieved a significant impact. Public policies often leave out certain population groups, either due to lack of infrastructure or differing priorities. But those groups also deserve answers. That is where health microprojects are becoming increasingly relevant—small-scale…
Vaccination campaigns are finding new spaces to reach those who have long been excluded from immunization programs. An overview of the initiatives now reshaping public health realities. Across Latin America, markets and plazas are far more than sites of commercial exchange—they are social spaces where communities gather, share information, and…
Groups of women who often began by organizing communal soup kitchens in response to food scarcity now play a fundamental role in holistic community care. Outside major cities, where access to services is often limited, new forms of response are emerging—led by quiet leaders who are reshaping the concept of…
The use of technology as a support for the healthcare system represents one of today’s most significant transformations. Here’s an overview of how innovation is reshaping realities. In a healthcare sector where hospitals are scarce and appointments are gone before they’re even announced, a new form of data-driven medicine is…
In the absence of adequate healthcare equipment, communities are finding ways to respond to critical situations. A medical emergency can quickly turn into a race against time when essential services are unavailable. The lack of ambulances, the absence of on-call personnel, or the long distances to healthcare centers leave thousands…
