Rising To The Challenge
OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH EQUITY AND WELL-BEING IN GUATEMALA.
BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME
We are building a medical misison healthcare facility in the Baja Verapaz region of Guatemala that will provide health access to historically marginalized and underserved communities.
THIS FACILITY WILL BE:
√ A reliable community resource delivering competent continuity of care.
√ Accessible to all residents regardless of financial means.
√ Well-suited to host medical mission teams of various specialties (clinical, surgical, dental, and more).
OUR VISION FOR A BETTER FUTURE
By improving access to healthcare for local communities, we will break the cycle of poor health so that mothers have healthy babies, children grow strong and adults are able to provide for their families.
CLINIC
- Registration & Intake
- 5 Adult Rooms
- 2 Pediatric Specialty Rooms
- 1 Women’s Health Specialty Room
- 1 Minor Procedure Room
- 2 Dental Stations
- Laboratory and Imaging Services
- Pharmacy
- Administrative Offices
SURGERY
- Patient & Family Waiting
- 3-Bed Pre-Op
- 3 OR Suites
- 14-Bed PACU & Recovery Care
- Dedicated Nurses Stations
- Scrub and Instrument Sterilization Areas
- Sterile Supply Core
- Hospital & Laundry Maintenance
MISSION TEAM HOSPITALITY
- 24-Bed Dormitories
- 12-Double En-Suite Rooms
- Dining Hall
- Catering Kitchen
- Communal & Meeting Areas
- Housing Laundry & Maintenance
ANCILLARY SERVICES
Security Station, Parking, Ambulance Access, Back-Up Power, Water Filtration, Waste Management, Green Spaces & Perimeter Fencing.
OUR LOCATION
The Onda Health site is located in the municipality of Purulhá, in the cloud-forest region of Baja Verapaz, Guatemala known for coffee and cardamom and home to the breathtaking national bird, the Quetzal.
Why Purulhá?
We were first introduced to Purulhá by a Guatemalan community development organization, Yo’o Guatemala, in 2019. We immediately recognized the significant, positive impact Yo’o programs have had on the community and partnered with them to introduce medical mission services in 2021.
Our team has since turned the page and now collaborates with Yo’o Guatemala founder, Brenda Lemus, to fulfill the promise of a permanent healthcare facility that will enable us to expand mission service beyond just health consults but also surgical interventions; a facility that provides the community with the type of care they need and deserve.
PURULHA IS THE FASTEST-GROWING MUNICIPALITY IN THE REGION;
HOWEVER, RESIDENTS STILL LACK ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES.
%
of the Population is indigenous Maya
%
LIVE IN POVERTY OR EXTREME POVERTY, SURVIVING ON LESS THAN $1 A DAY.
%
OF HOMES HAVE ACCESS TO RUNNING WATER OR ELECTRICITY.
%
OF THE REGION'S RESIDENTS CAN AFFORD TO EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN.
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.