In Memoriam
Dr. Craig Eisendrath, PhD, a long term Board member, passed away from ALS in February 2021. Dr. Eisendrath was a significant contributor and supporter. (See more in the annual letter)
Dr. Craig Eisendrath, PhD, a long term Board member, passed away from ALS in February 2021. Dr. Eisendrath was a significant contributor and supporter. (See more in the annual letter)
Fundraising Letter 2021-2022
Greetings to all our MedNica supporters.
Once again, we are printing up our letters and envelopes and sending out our requests for donations. Medicines for Nicaragua continues to support a neighborhood clinic in Managua as we have done for the past 31 years. This commitment has become more imperative than ever with the growing political instability and the devastating effects of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Life in Nicaragua, as in the rest of the world, has been complicated by the Covid-19 virus. The inequitable access to basic health care between the developed and developing world has never been greater. The World Health Organization says that less than 5% of Nicaraguans have been fully vaccinated. The Roman Catholic Churches there have stopped holding in person Mass because so many priests and parishioners have died of the virus. Hospitals are overwhelmed and under-resourced during this resurgence of COVID-19
La Clínica Juanita Mendoza Connelly was born out of need during the Sandinista Revolution. People injured in the fighting would come to the Iglesia Morava (the Moravian Church) looking for help. Juanita Connelly Mendoza (RN) was among the volunteers who set up a provisional clinic. She embodied the spirit of the clinic and became its stalwart director until her death in 2004 when it was renamed in her honor.
The clinic continued its extraordinary work until the surge of COVID-19 infections forced it to close temporarily to ensure the safety of the staff. We are committed to supporting them throughout this period to insure the long-term survival of the clinic.
In non-pandemic times, the clinic sees about thirty patients on a daily basis. They arrive in the morning to wait patiently in the heat until they can be seen by one of three physicians. People present with all manner of illnesses from hypertension and diabetes to malaria and dengue fever. The small fee for a “consulto” is waived if the patient cannot pay and medicines are provided free of charge. Pap smears are done regularly and an ultrasound machine (purchased with your donations) helps establish diagnoses and monitor pregnancies.
Afflictions caused by poverty are more difficult to address. Contaminated water and inadequate sewage systems cause disease also. MedNica has employed your financial support to fund public health projects including a well system in villages on the Atlantic Coast and emergency aid after two catastrophic hurricanes struck the Costa Atlantica last year.
We need your help to continue this critical work! $17,600 covers the entire annual budget which pays for all staff salaries, stocks the clinic with medicines, funds building improvements and public health projects. If 90 people contribute $200 that would fulfill our needs for the year. But your donation in any amount is meaningful. For example, a donation of $36 can treat an adult diabetic (with AODM) for a full year; $12 can provide an individual with blood pressure medicine for a year; $25 can treat 100 cases of Amoebic dysentery.
We thank you in advance for your generous contributions which will preserve the invaluable work of our Nicaragua colleagues! And remember, every penny of your tax-deductible donation goes directly to the people of Nicaragua.
Once again, we are printing up our letters and envelopes and sending out our requests for donations. Medicines for Nicaragua continues to support a neighborhood clinic in Managua as we have done for the past 31 years. This commitment has become more imperative than ever with the growing political instability and the devastating effects of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Life in Nicaragua, as in the rest of the world, has been complicated by the Covid-19 virus. The inequitable access to basic health care between the developed and developing world has never been greater. The World Health Organization says that less than 5% of Nicaraguans have been fully vaccinated. The Roman Catholic Churches there have stopped holding in person Mass because so many priests and parishioners have died of the virus. Hospitals are overwhelmed and under-resourced during this resurgence of COVID-19
La Clínica Juanita Mendoza Connelly was born out of need during the Sandinista Revolution. People injured in the fighting would come to the Iglesia Morava (the Moravian Church) looking for help. Juanita Connelly Mendoza (RN) was among the volunteers who set up a provisional clinic. She embodied the spirit of the clinic and became its stalwart director until her death in 2004 when it was renamed in her honor.
The clinic continued its extraordinary work until the surge of COVID-19 infections forced it to close temporarily to ensure the safety of the staff. We are committed to supporting them throughout this period to insure the long-term survival of the clinic.
In non-pandemic times, the clinic sees about thirty patients on a daily basis. They arrive in the morning to wait patiently in the heat until they can be seen by one of three physicians. People present with all manner of illnesses from hypertension and diabetes to malaria and dengue fever. The small fee for a “consulto” is waived if the patient cannot pay and medicines are provided free of charge. Pap smears are done regularly and an ultrasound machine (purchased with your donations) helps establish diagnoses and monitor pregnancies.
Afflictions caused by poverty are more difficult to address. Contaminated water and inadequate sewage systems cause disease also. MedNica has employed your financial support to fund public health projects including a well system in villages on the Atlantic Coast and emergency aid after two catastrophic hurricanes struck the Costa Atlantica last year.
We need your help to continue this critical work! $17,600 covers the entire annual budget which pays for all staff salaries, stocks the clinic with medicines, funds building improvements and public health projects. If 90 people contribute $200 that would fulfill our needs for the year. But your donation in any amount is meaningful. For example, a donation of $36 can treat an adult diabetic (with AODM) for a full year; $12 can provide an individual with blood pressure medicine for a year; $25 can treat 100 cases of Amoebic dysentery.
We thank you in advance for your generous contributions which will preserve the invaluable work of our Nicaragua colleagues! And remember, every penny of your tax-deductible donation goes directly to the people of Nicaragua.