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HEALTH CARE IN JIMENA (1)
The first in a series of five articles
THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH CARE IN JIMENA (1952 – 2007)
by CURRINI
I had to go to the medical centre in Jimena for the first time the other day. As I sat waiting, looking around at the cleanliness, the size of the place and the number of people being served in this modern facility, I remembered how public health used to be in the village where I was born and raised. My first memory was of the capacity for suffering we were handed down from our parents, not to mention the resignation we showed for those illnesses and accidents that beset us all little by little. Read the rest of this entry »
HEALTH CARE IN JIMENA
Yet another fascinating series coming up! This one is about the history of health care in Jimena as remembered by Francisco Jiménez Jiménez, who kindly allowed us to translate it. It is truly a personal story of how things used to be here and how much they’ve changed. Look for it here on Tuesdays beginning on the 9th of October.
(And don’t forget ‘It’s choreetho, not choritso’ on Friday!)
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