Figure 1
Flow chart of NGOs operating short-term primary care MSTs that were contacted to share clinical protocols.
Table 1
Characteristics of NGOs providing clinical protocols for short-term, primary care MSTs in Latin America and the Caribbean.
| MST ID | Locations served | Trips per year | Format and setting | Faith-based or secular |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicaragua | 4 | Rural mobile brigades and standing clinic | Secular |
| 2 | Guatemala | Variable | Rural clinics in two villages | Secular |
| 3 | Haiti | Variable | Urban clinic in Cite Soleil | Faith-based |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 3 | Rural clinic in Puerto Plata province | Secular |
| 5 | Haiti | 7 | Rural | Secular |
| 6 | Honduras, Ecuador, Belize, Guyana, Guatemala | 5 | Rural and urban mobile brigades | Faith-based |
| 7 | Ecuador, Guatemala, Dominican Republic | ~100 (spread over 6 sites) | Rural and urban mobile brigades at two sites | Secular |
| 8 | Ecuador | 3 | Rural mobile brigades in schools or clinics in health centres | Secular |
| 9 | Honduras | 1 | Rural mobile brigades in 20 villages | Faith-based |
| 10 | Jamaica, Haiti | 4 | Rural and urban mobile brigades, as well as some permanent clinics/hospital medicine | Secular |
| 11 | Haiti | 4 | Rural clinic | Secular |
| 12 | Guatemala, Nicaragua | 3 | Rural mobile clinics | Faith-based |
| 13 | Nicaragua, Honduras | 51 | Rural mobile brigades, as well as hospital-based | Faith-based |
| 14 | Guatemala | 12 | Rural hospital | Secular |
| 15 | Honduras | Up to 50 | Rural mobile brigades in community schools and churches | Faith-based |
| 16 | Haiti | Variable | Urban and rural mobile brigades and clinics | Secular |
| 17 | Dominican Republic, Haiti | 12 to 15 | Rural mobile clinics in bateys | Secular |
| 18 | Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | “Hundreds” | Rural mobile clinics in community centres or schools | Secular |
| 19 | Honduras | 4 | Rural mobile brigades as well as specialty health services | Secular |
| 20 | Haiti | ~40 | Rural mobile clinics in 14 villages (Western operated) and standing clinics (Haitian operated) | Faith-based |
Figure 2
Most common recommendations for management of hypertension in short-term, primary care MST settings in Latin American and Caribbean, compiled from a composite of protocols from 20 NGOs.
Figure 3
Most common recommendations for management of diabetes in short-term, primary MST settings in Latin America and the Caribbean, compiled from a composite of protocols from 20 NGOs.