MEDICAL POST

The remote communities of Ayacucho, San Juan de Yanayacu, and Junín face immense challenges due to their isolated location along Amazon tributaries. Access to basic services—especially timely and ongoing medical care—is severely limited. This new clinic will serve nine remote villages.

The nearest clinic is across the Amazon River in Porvenir, a long, costly, and often impassable journey. During the dry season, from June to December, water levels drop significantly, making navigation impossible in small boats. This isolation limits access not only to healthcare but also to education and other essential services.

Residents also face daily health risks from venomous snakes, including the fer-de-lance (Bothrops atrox) and the bushmaster (Lachesis muta). In the event of a bite, victims must reach a clinic immediately to receive antivenom; without prompt treatment, the risk of death is high. Yet antivenom and trained personnel are not available locally, and travel to the nearest clinic can take up to eight hours, depending on river conditions and the family’s boat.

Many of these conditions go untreated or uncontrolled, sometimes resulting in preventable complications such as vision loss in elderly patients with diabetes or hypertension.

The construction of a local clinic would transform healthcare access for these riverside communities. The clinic would provide:

• • Continuous, high-quality primary care
  • Reduced emergency transfers to distant facilities
  • Prevention, vaccination, and control programs for endemic diseases such as malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis
  • Maternal and child health services and health education
  • Beds to stabilize or support patients recovering from serious illnesses

Establishing this clinic is a vital step toward closing health gaps, strengthening primary care, and fulfilling the Peruvian government’s commitments to equity, territorial development, and social justice. With governmental support for its construction and equipment, the clinic will be a strategic investment in the sustainable well-being and public health of the Amazon region.

The Peruvian government has approved the construction of the clinic in October 2025. We are now seeking funds for the project’s implementation.

Medical Post Construction Plan:

Ryan Watson Ambulance Boat

In February 2023, the Nevada Building Hope Foundation experienced a profound loss when a cherished member of the NBHF family, Ryan Watson, tragically lost his life in a fatal air crash while serving as a paramedic flight crew member.

He was more than a healthcare professional—Ryan was a role model to the children living in our three jungle communities. He was committed to making life better for the people living in Ayacucho, San Juan de Yanayacu, and Junin villages. Ryan sponsored two children who looked up to him, respected him, and, more importantly, loved him. In 2024, Ryan Mendoza Panduro was born in Ayacucho Village.

The NBHF is raising funds to purchase an ambulance boat in Ryan’s honor. This ambulance boat will be a vital component of the new proposed medical post in San Juan de Yanayacu.