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Nonprofits
Team Up To Bring Mammograms To Nicaraguan
Banks
By Donna Gordon Blankinship
(AP) - Women in Nicaragua may soon get
mammograms and other health services at the
bank, thanks to the work of two Seattle
nonprofit groups.
Global Partnerships, which supports services
for the poor, is working with global-health
expert PATH to launch the program with Pro
Mujer.
Pro Mujer is an organization that provides
training and financial services to poor
women entrepreneurs in Latin America.
Women who have taken out small loans from
Pro Mujer gather to make payments every few
weeks. Global Partnerships CEO says that
with 20 or more poor women coming to one
place, it's an ideal opportunity to offer
health education or screening in addition to
financial services.
The goal is to create a model for similar
health care projects in other communities.
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