This local news article shows the aftermath of a small rural clinic that was built by the U.S. military back in 2006 in Los Robles, Barahona.
Policlinica construida por soldados de EU en batey Los Robles en Barahona esta abandonada : Cuatriboliao.Net
The clinic, which cost US $72,000 to build, is currently abandoned. The article attributes this to the fact that it was built far away from the population in a place with little access to water or electricity. It says the Secretaria de Salud was not consulted in choosing the location of this clinic nor the other ones that were built.
The article says that there were protests during the time the group was here doing their humanitarian mission, mainly from "leftist organizations."
Does anyone know more about this? Was the clinic ever operational to begin with? What about the other ones, are they up and running?
I found this in the DR1 daily news archives:
"US RESERVE SQUADRON ESTABLISHED"
DR1 - Daily News Tuesday, 07 February 2006
Policlinica construida por soldados de EU en batey Los Robles en Barahona esta abandonada : Cuatriboliao.Net
The clinic, which cost US $72,000 to build, is currently abandoned. The article attributes this to the fact that it was built far away from the population in a place with little access to water or electricity. It says the Secretaria de Salud was not consulted in choosing the location of this clinic nor the other ones that were built.
The article says that there were protests during the time the group was here doing their humanitarian mission, mainly from "leftist organizations."
Does anyone know more about this? Was the clinic ever operational to begin with? What about the other ones, are they up and running?
I found this in the DR1 daily news archives:
"US RESERVE SQUADRON ESTABLISHED"
DR1 - Daily News Tuesday, 07 February 2006