Latin America and the Caribbean
ASHA has awarded grants to assist private institutions in the Latin America and Caribbean region since 1959 and continues to do so today. To date, ASHA has awarded approximate ly $132 million in assistance to various institutions in this region. ASHA's primary objective is to strengthen the capacity of these institutions through demonstrating American advances in education, medical technology and practices in the areas of research, training and patient care. Some of these institutions have extended the use of American ideas and practices to improve agricultural pr oductivity and combat poverty in rural areas through use of sustainable methodologies and information systems.
The impact of these projects has increased the number and quality of institutions of higher learning, hospitals and clinics. The grants have also contributed to improvements in the socio-economic livelihoods of the communities served and increased mutual understanding between the people of the United States and Latin America and the Caribbean.
The educational institutions in this region provide academic and vocational training at the high school, undergraduate and graduate levels. The universities offer programs in the liberal arts, business, medicine, nursing, agriculture, and the sciences.
Many alumni of academic institutions and recipients of services from medical institutions assisted by ASHA in Latin America and the Caribbean are now key decision makers in their respective fields of endeavor.
A list of institutions is located at ASHA Assisted Institutions
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