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Dominican Republic public health initiatives

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Public health efforts in the Dominican Republic have focused on community-based prevention and specialized medical services. Early initiatives included the ‘Más Salud’ campaign in Mao, providing free consultations and vaccinations, as well as dengue prevention programs in Barahona. Other regional activities involved the ‘Ruta del Bienestar’ in Dajabón, which provided visual, auditory, and oral health services to students, and the management of leprosy cases at the Dominican Dermatological Institute. Subsequent efforts highlighted the importance of oral health through the Centenary of Dominican Oral Health commemoration. Led by the Dominican College of Dentists, this initiative traveled through various provinces to promote scientific research and professional training. Local officials emphasized the need to integrate dental care into municipal primary care strategies, shifting focus from curative dentistry toward prevention and education within schools and community centers. Recent developments include the expansion of the ‘Más Salud y Bienestar’ program. This nationwide initiative, active in locations such as Mao and La Romana, aims to identify undiagnosed diseases by ‘seeking people in their territory’ rather than waiting for clinic visits. To support these efforts, the National Health Service has invested over RD$5.5 million to renovate the Las Galeras Clinical and Diagnostic Center in Samaná, upgrading infrastructure and diagnostic equipment. Further infrastructure expansion has seen the inauguration of ~~four~~ several new medical facilities and specialized units in the ~~Bahoruco and~~ southern region. In Neiba, the San ~~Juan provinces. This~~ Bartolomé Provincial Hospital has opened a new Diabetic Foot Unit and a Hemodialysis Unit. The Diabetic Foot Unit, which includes ~~three First Level~~ consultation rooms and minor surgery areas, aims to reduce related amputations by more than 35%. Additionally, the SNS has delivered new Primary Care Centers (CPN) in Vista al Lago, Las Cañitas, and Matayaya, alongside a new specialized Diabetic Foot Unit at the San Bartolomé Provincial Hospital in Neiba. These projects, involving significant investments ranging from RD$3 million to over RD$80 million, aim Matayaya to ~~strengthen primary care~~ decentralize services and reduce ~~the necessity of patient transfers to larger hospitals.~~ travel times for rural populations.

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