Tag Archives: Public Health

First official COVID19 case in El Salvador

(LEA LA NOTA DE ARPAS EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ)   Yesterday, Nayib Bukele confirmed the first case of the new coronavirus COVID-19 in El Salvador. The president has said that they have placed a “sanitary cord” in Metapán (Santa Ana). According to Bukele, the person would have entered through a blind spot in Metapán. He explained […]

Bittersweet Sugarcane, Nisha Arya’s Delegation Reflection

By Nisha Arya   Armed with shovels and hammers, bandanas and water bottles, we trudge to the work site in a small village called Las Anonas in central El Salvador. We are eager to show our willingness to work and help build latrines.  The honest truth is that I know absolutely nothing about latrines. I […]