The Express, a WestCare Publication
By Victoria Osuna, Executive Director On Feb. 15, we had the honor of hosting General Jaime Marte Martínez, President of the Dominican Republic’s National Drug Council/Consejo Nacional De Drogas (CND) and his team. Together with staff of the Seguro Nacional de Salud (SENASA), also known as the National Health Insurance, Dr. Santiago Hazim, Director of […]
By Victoria Osuna, Executive Director Working as a team with lots of Christmas spirit, the clients of Guara Bi – Dominican Republic gathered together to decorate our Christmas tree. Each one of them also received gifts. This was a very emotional and important moment for us considering that many of them do not have the […]
By Victoria Osuna, Executive Director On Oct. 17, with great pride and satisfaction, we held our first treatment graduation. Six of our participants from Guara Bi – Dominican Republic finished their treatment, which lasted a year and a half, and are now reintegrated into society. It is worth mentioning that one of them is now […]
By Victoria Osuna, Executive Director, Guara Bi – Dominican Republic Our Chief Operating Officer of WestCare’s Caribbean and Latin American Region/Guara Bi Inc., Mr. Cristian Duarte, and I attended a meeting with General Jaime Marte Martínez, President of the Dominican Republic’s National Drug Council/Consejo Nacional De Drogas (CND). During a visit to the office by […]
By Belinda Morales, Executive Assistant The staff at Guara Bi, Inc. had the pleasure of welcoming the members of the Community Action Council (CAC) from the Caribbean and Latin America for the committee’s first meeting. We had the privilege of having the presence of staff from the Virgin Islands and Dominican Republic together. We also […]
By Belinda Morales, Program Assistant In April, Mr. Cristian Duarte, Chief Operating Officer of WestCare Caribbean and Latin America, met with Mr. Daniel Enrique de Jesús Rivera Reyes, Minister of Public Health of the Dominican Republic and Ms. María Elena Cruz Batista, Dean of UTESA University of the Dominican Republic. During this productive meeting, all […]
By Yolanda Gonzalez Malave, Program Assistant & HR Coordinator Guara Bi Dominican Republic was invited by the management of Hospital Municipal Mata Hambre in Santo Domingo to participate in their plan for HIV and tuberculosis prevention. The objective is to promote a massive social and community mobilization through strategic alliances to implement interventions that will […]
By Yolanda Gonzalez, Program Assistant and HR Coordinator, Caribbean and Latin American Region On Friday, October 30, WestCare Dominican Republic’s Community Action Council (CAC) held its first meeting! Cristian Duarte, Chief Operational Officer, welcomed their members and offered a summary of the services offered by WestCare in the Caribbean and in general, as well as the objectives of […]
By Yolanda Gonzalez Malave, Program Assistant and HR Coordinator, Caribbean and Latin American Region Guara Bi – Dominican Republic received a visit from General Jaime Marte Martinez, President of the National Drug Council along with television producer, broadcaster and influencer, Ignacio Ramos – also known as, “El Chico Sandy.” The purpose of their visit was to film the […]
By Yolanda Gonzalez Malave, Program Assistant & HR Coordinator Guara Bi – Dominican Republic recently participated in an outreach event in collaboration with the National Council for AIDS Treatment (CONAVISIDA) that focused on education to the community regarding the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and the prevention of drug abuse. This event was aimed at […]