Minister of International Development Launches Joint Project with TulaHealth in Guatemala

Canadian Minister for International Development - Ahmed Hussen - arrived in Guatemala yesterday on an official one-day visit to meet with government officials and development organizations receiving Canadian international assistance funding. On July 15, Minister Hussen visited the National Hospital of San Juan de Dios in Guatemala City where TulaHealth and its local partner - TulaSalud - were invited to demonstrate their innovative digital health approach for supporting frontline health workers. Joined by representatives from the Ministry of Health in Guatemala and Embassy of Canada, Minister Hussen celebrated TulaHealth and TulaSalud’s ongoing leadership and innovation in international development and announced Global Affairs Canada’s $6M investment in a joint project.

The Empowering Indigenous Adolescents & Women for Equitable Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR) project responds to high rates of adolescent pregnancies amongst vulnerable Indigenous women and girls living in rural communities by improving their access to essential sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services - such as digitally-enhanced adolescent ‘friendly-spaces’ - as well as advocacy for their SRHR. By supporting their access to SRHR, decision-making, and opportunities for better health, Tula’s project helps Indigenous women and adolescent girls become powerful agents of change in their families, communities and country.