Vaccination: three women in Nicaragua take a different journey towards a common goal
April 2018
Video: An act of Love in the land of lakes and volcanoes— Nicaragua
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Karla Bethania Ortiz, 26, from Comarca Bosque de Xiloá, Nicaragua, never understood why she was not vaccinated as a child. Unlike her friends, she did not have a vaccination card. Karla Bethania Ortiz, 26, in her home in Comarca Bosque de Xiloá, Nicaragua WHO/S. Mey-Schmidt
One day when a “brigadista” or community health volunteer was walking near her home, she decided to chase her down and asked to be vaccinated. It happened to be “Jornada de Vacunación” – the day vaccines are provided to all in the community free of change. However, because Karla was…