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Strategy
• In our main centre, Montero,
we have built a day centre, which
incorporates a physiotherapy clinic. Where possible, we encourage
people to a琀琀end the centre as we
can achieve more appointments in
one session. If needed, we support
people with their fares.
• For many people, ge琀�ng out of
their remote homes is too di昀케cult and we make home visits. Our
physio assistant will work through
her rou琀椀ne, while our ac琀椀vity
organiser will support with some
basic skills. For example, we take
wool to one housebound woman
who can knit and we can sell her
products, giving her the pro昀椀t. Another girl enjoys making beaded
bracelets. This supports their mental and physical wellbeing and gives
a li琀琀le bit of independence.
• Home visits help us to understand the whole family dynamic.
For example, we were able to support one man to reunite with his
family a昀琀er his son was born with
Down Syndrome and he ini琀椀ally
rejected both him, and his wife. The
home visit also provides a more
in琀椀mate environment for conversa琀椀on and prayer.
• In Santo Domingo, our physiotherapist, Leo, has a clinic in the
local hospital, free of charge for us
to use. The community here is even
more tradi琀椀onal and impoverished
so home visits are also essen琀椀al.
• Local healthcare services are
minimal and people need to have
tests, scans and X-rays in city
hospitals. We use this informa琀椀on to plan their treatment, and
pay people’s costs where needed.
People may have the right to free
basic healthcare, but not for costs
to get to, or stay in, the city or for
expensive scans.
• We are some琀椀mes supported by
local volunteers, especially in Santo
Domingo.
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