‘Consistent access to care closer to home’ needed in coastal communities, says new community health manager | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

Free medical care continues to reach more rural communities in the state geography of Campeche through the mobile medical units of the Ministry of Health's Coverage Extension Program, which in April 2025 provided 189 medical consultations, 91 dental care and two thousand 107 vaccines applied to the basic scheme. These advances are achieved through visits carried out by mobile units every week in various rural communities, where 194 inhabitants w…

‘Consistent access to care closer to home’ needed in coastal communities, says new community health manager | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

‘Consistent access to care closer to home’ needed in coastal communities, says new community health manager Eric Plummer Mon, 05/12/2025 - 10:39 Port Alberni, BC The territory of the Nuu-chah-nulth is vast, encompassing over 350 kilometres across the west coast of Vancouver Island. Within this region lies dozens of coastal communities – many of which are a considerable distance by boat or logging road from the closest medical facility. “Constant…