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Making Progress on New Clinic in Vilaque, Bolivia

by | Jun 17, 2025 | Blog

Mano a Mano’s clinic project in Vilaque, Bolivia is more than halfway complete (about 60%)!

Construction Photos – June 2025

The vast majority of the construction work on clinics is done by staff from our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Bolivia and local residents. Right now we also have some volunteer help from a group of visitors from Idaho.

Vilaque Clinic Project

Vilaque is a community about an hour outside of the city of Cochabamba, and has a population of 1,500. Construction on the project started in March 2025.

Starting Construction on New Health Clinic in Vilaque, Bolivia

With Mano a Mano clinics, they become part of the Bolivian healthcare system and are the official provider for their catchment area, making them eligible for services and reimbursement through Health Ministry-funded programs. All staff salaries in Mano a Mano’s clinics are paid for by sources within Bolivia (we currently have 554 medical professionals – 204 doctors, 270 nurses, and 80 dentists – working in Mano a Mano clinics). Our clinic program’s approach is that health outcomes can be dramatically improved with simple yet effective interventions, beginning with the basic ability to consistently access quality services in their own communities.

In 2024, Mano a Mano’s network of clinics throughout Bolivia had 1,465,860 patient contacts.

Early Construction Photos – Vilaque Clinic, March-April 2025

Every Project is a Partnership

Every project is a partnership: our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Bolivia oversees the process of building clinics from start to finish; the local community and municipal government are involved throughout the process and take over management of each project once they are complete; and US funders (typically; there are supporters in other countries as well!) provide the seed money that make each project possible.

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