By Mary Elizabeth Flores, Clinica Verde nutritionist and program manager Imagine facing a pandemic without any medical or financial resources. That is the situation for most of the inhabitants who live in the communities of the department of Boaco, Nicaragua, who generally…
The Clinica Verde team treats patients like family María Pérez Amador has been bringing her family to Clinica Verde for care for the past 5 years – and she doesn't plan on stopping. Originally from the rural community of El Tule Central,…
In 2012 Clinica Verde opened its doors to serve the rural poor in Boaco, Nicaragua and in 2013 we hired David to be our first Administrator – a critical support role for our Director and General Manager. David is often the first…
At Clinica Verde, we're lucky to have talented professionals and students serve in internship positions. Below, a couple of posts by current intern Adrienne Clermont, a research associate at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. …
By Daniel Olivieri Last Saturday, I was talking to an incoming freshman at Texas Christian University who wanted to know what I was doing in Nicaragua and how I got here. More importantly, she asked me why I was “in…
In June, Clinica Verde nurse Yessica Solano and Administrator David Narvaez were invited by the Strachan Foundation to attend a conference on restorative practices in Costa Rica. Here, Yessica shares her experience. My experience in the IIRP Latin American conference…
Zika is on everyone's minds these days as the virus spreads throughout Latin America and the Pacific Islands (with over 900 travel-related cases in the U.S.). By the end of May more than 200 cases of Zika were registered in Nicaragua.…
We love it when our supporters join us for a trip to Clinica Verde to see for themselves what we do on the ground. Recently, we were happy to have Lesli Dumler and her daughter Lindsey travel from their…
By Mary Elizabeth Flores In our commitment to educate and inform adolescents about sexual and reproductive health at Clínica Verde, we held a contest among our teen club members last month to reward not only their knowledge but also their commitment…
By Megan Thoms Life has a way of coming full circle, with lots of dots that don’t always seem to connect, but when viewed over an extended time have a way of linking together and revealing its…