Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Responding to COVID-19 in Guatemala using Digital Health
Agreement Number:
7436480 P010725001
Agreement Value:
$1,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jan 14, 2022 - Oct 15, 2022
Description:
The objective of the project is to decrease COVID-19 related mortality and morbidity in Guatemala. The project will improve the community response to and recovery from COVID-19 in target regions, including specific measures for women, girls and indigenous populations experiencing marginalization or vulnerability, and will strengthen COVID-19 preparedness and equitable response by community health workers and key stakeholders. The primary activities include: (1) delivery of distance education training for frontline health workers on COVID-19-related topics to improve community response and recovery; (2) use of a digital health system by community health workers to maintain culturally-sensitive quality health services for marginalized populations, including women and girls; (3) addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in vulnerable Indigenous communities; and (4) use of a digital health system to deploy real-time epidemiological surveillance of COVID-19 at the community level to inform timely decision-making. The project is a short-term emergency response to COVID-19 in Guatemala.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: 1) Improve community response to and recovery from COVID-19 that include specific measures for women, girls and Indigenous populations experiencing marginalization or vulnerability in target regions; 2) Strengthened COVID-19 preparedness and equitable response by the Ministry of Health and key stakeholders, especially for Indigenous populations experiencing marginalization and/or vulnerability in target regions.
Location:
Heriot Bay, British Columbia, CA V0P 1H0
Reference Number:
064-2021-2022-Q4-00025
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
862732815
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
TULA FOUNDATION
Federal Riding Name:
North Island--Powell River
Federal Riding Number:
59037
Program:
International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.