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Health & Well Being

WEBCommunity Health Programs. Pro Mujer has trained more than 250 Community Health Workers. These women perform basic health screenings to identify people at risk of …

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Women’s Health: A Profitable Bet to Propel the Economy

WEBEconomic activity would increase by approximately one trillion dollars a year by 2040, just by improving women's health, as demonstrated by the McKinsey Institute …

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Pro Mujer: Committed to Fighting Breast Cancer

WEBThe World Health Organization has declared that October is World Breast Cancer Awareness Month, aiming to increase timely detection and treatment of this …

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Pro Mujer Launches Initiative to Support Women’s Sexual …

WEBPro Mujer, a social enterprise with more than 33 years of experience working to advance gender equality in Latin America, and MSD, a premier research-intensive …

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A Milestone in Community Health: Pro Mujer Surpasses …

WEBIn Bolivia, access to health services continues to be a significant challenge, especially in rural and peri-urban communities. With a life expectancy of only 72 years …

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Community Health Workers Program expands to …

WEBThe health indicators in Bolivia are alarming, with more than 5 million people unable to access health services (Defensoría del Pueblo de Bolivia), at least …

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Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health in Latin …

WEBEven though sexual and reproductive health is core to women’s full attainment of their right to health and human rights, systemic and cultural barriers …

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Pro Mujer Closes 2023 with Significant Successes in the …

WEBMore than 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the Pan American Health Organization …

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Health & Well-Being

WEBThe program comprises 300 volunteers committed to supporting urban, peri-urban, and rural communities in Bolivia who are trained to carry out basic preventive screenings to …

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Pro Mujer Launches Community Health Campaigns in …

WEBThe first health campaign was implemented in Tecoh Municipality, Yucatán. A total of 76 women received information on breast health, 16 received coupons for free …

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Pro Mujer Expands its Clinic Network to Reach Thousands of …

WEBPro Mujer Expands its Clinic Network to Reach Thousands of Women in Mexico . Supporting women’s health is a critical component of building prosperous and …

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Community Health Workers Program Expands to Cochabamba, …

WEBThe health indicators in Bolivia are alarming, with more than 5 million people unable to access health services (Defensoría del Pueblo de Bolivia), at least 362,000 …

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A Conversation with Lynne Patterson, Co-Founder of Pro Mujer

WEBPro Mujer was born in El Alto, Bolivia, in 1990, the creation of two committed educators with the same dream: Transform the lives of the next generation by betting on women as agents of change and amplifiers of social well-being. Now, 33 years later, the Pro Mujer team recently had the opportunity to participate in […]

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Achieving Women's Empowerment: The Importance of Sexual and

WEBAs part of the work of Sana y Segura, a project that promotes the sexual and reproductive rights of women in Mexico, future health professionals at the Technological …

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Sana y Segura, the Project Promoting Sexual and Reproductive …

WEBAccording to the Mexican Ministry of Health’s latest records, the maternal mortality rate in the country has dropped by 13.5 points in the last 10 years. Despite this …

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Pro Mujer Strengthens Access to Health Services for Guatemalan …

WEBIn Guatemala, 35% of the country’s population lacks access to basic healthcare and nutrition services (USAID).In 2019, of the total deaths recorded from …

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Pro Mujer Celebrates its 33rd Anniversary Alongside Supporters …

WEBWe live in a world that still limits women’s full development and active participation in society. According to a recent report published by the World Economic Forum, at the rate we are going, it will take 131 years to close the gender gap. On average, over the past 17 years, the gap has been reduced […]

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Pro Mujer, MEDA, and Wakami Launch Project to Support …

WEBLatin America has the highest levels of income inequality in the world, marked by the feminization of poverty and unequal opportunities for women (UNDP). On …

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