I was exploring the deep roots culture of Argentina today in Tigre. This neighborhood ( A series on multiple islands) is unique in that it is surrounded by water ( River And creeks). Many people must travel by boat to receive supplies, Such as drinkable water and medical prescriptions. The river is essentially a highway like that of 51.
Before undocking the boat to tread the waters of Tigre, Lynnea (A supervisor) gave us this little headset (Picture below). I felt like I was in a movie, in Spy Kids. The boat was loud, and the primary purpose of the headpiece was given so we could hear the Nurse talk. The whole time I picture, I was in a high-speed chase on a boat. I was keeping more engaged than usual due to the flare of fun added.
As we traveled the water to tour the public hospitals along the water. I notice all the wealthy homes along the river. Before I could assume Emilse (the Nurse) said that primarily rich people live in these houses compared to when you move more profoundly in on the island, you would find poor people there. A large percentage of the citizens would not want to live there based on the isolation of supplies, so many poor people are there. The children must ride a boat or bus to get to school, and we saw it on the fascinating tour.
Once unloading the boat, I saw the primary care clinic for the community. The first thing I noticed was how small it was. Only two to three small rooms to Treat patients. This is the only clinic that treats the WHOLE community of Tigre striking me with the thought, how? While discussing the topic of water levels affecting transportation came into play. Depending on how high or low the levels are, it can trap the community in their homes but also preventing on getting limiting supplies.
Primary care in Argentina is already limited in significant cities. This is especially a problem in Tigre. Primary care is so crucial in the preventive measures of the health care system. Stop the issue arising before it even happens. Since primary care is essential, the ghost of Christmas past in America is just like the healthcare in Argentina challenges occur. So many people wait until they are so sick to receive care, especially in Tigre (low-income territory), not solely on needing transportation but the time it takes to get there. Compared to the cities, they may be a minor issue for the citizens, and they go to the nearest public hospital for treatment, causing an overload of patients to treat. Implementing primary care centers allows more room in the hospital to be open for essential cases.
Argentina has obstacles to achieving high-quality, accessible primary care for the people due to having a small number of clinics specified for primary care. For Tigre, for example, they only have limited boats for ambulances in cases of emergency and land to create more clinics. Also, the geographical placements of hospitals in underserved communities is a keynote to pay attention to. Furthermore, high quality comes down to the building technology and doctors being all more than quiet. In many senses, the public sector “Quality” would be considered lower in my eyes based on these factors they all lack. Lastly, government funds are limited to primary care clinics to only get what they can afford.
Overall today was a blast. I had a fantastic dessert at dinner to end with before doing some gift shopping for families in friends. It was good to end early today so i can rest my body for the big day ahead of me tomorrow.