![Guatemala Patients Dying in Racist Practice? [Video]](https://i0.wp.com/guardianlv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Guatemala-Patients-Dying-in-Racist-Practice-docare.osteopathic.org_.jpg?fit=701%2C526&ssl=1 "Guatemala")
Guatemala’s health system is complex and fraught with inequity, and recent evidence shows that indigenous patients are dying unnecessarily – even being turned away as part of a potentially racist practice from the gate of the hospital. The racism is inherent in the Guatemalan system and has historical muscle behind it. The rare few who […]
The private cancer institute, El Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (National Cancer Institute/INCAN) in Guatemala City received nearly Q21 million (the equivalent of $3 million) two years ago to provide no-cost cancer care for low-income and indigent patients who receive primary care from two public hospitals: Hospital General San Juan de Dios and Hospital Roosevelt and […]
![Guatemala Cancer Injustice Fight for Poor Women [Video]](https://i1.wp.com/guardianlv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Guatemala-Cancer-Injustice-Fight-for-Poor-Women-a-Guatemalan-woman-producing-handicrafts.jpg?fit=701%2C526&ssl=1 "Guatemala")
Thirty years ago, a cancer diagnosis was tantamount to a death sentence, worldwide, with mortality rates for breast cancer at 58 percent. Technological advances in diagnosis and treatment have significantly reduced the risk for most cancers … for those who have equitable access to early diagnosis and care. A study released last month showed injustice […]