Los Centros

Here are some pictures of the Centros de Salud in Sahsa. The first one is actually no longer a health center, but it houses various visitors like us. In this picture, there are some engineering and architecture students repairing the roof. The building is pretty old and needs some basics, like lighting in the rooms, so the volunteer students are appreciated.

Here is the new health center in Sahsa. You can see the radio tower on the left, which was put in by UNAN in order to communicate with Rosita since Sahsa is so isolated. There is also a sign on the left which says "Made by the people for the people!" It also says that it cost C$ 1,067,184. In US dollars, that's about $56, 167. Sometimes the government likes to put up signs, especially at health centers, that say how much the government is doing for the people of Nicaragua. I noticed this too in Mexico, where the government would have signs that tout the pavement of a road or relief work in an area destroyed by hurricanes.