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Compañeros En Salud (acompañantes and rural primary care in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas)
Scale
local
subnational
national
systemic
Description
Mexican affiliate of Partners In Health operating since 2011 in the Sierra Madre and Frailesca regions of Chiapas: 10 rural clinics, two maternal homes and the community hospital of Ángel Albino Corzo. Its core is the acompañantes program, about 100 community health workers (98% women) who visit patients with chronic diseases, mental health and maternal health needs in their communities, plus programs for medical interns, surgical care and the right to health. It validated the PHQ-9 and PHQ-2 depression screenings in rural Chiapas and uses them routinely.