FIMRC : Project Las Delicias

El Salvador: The Needs of the Community

Insufficient income has a serious adverse effect on the general health and vitality of the population.  During the civil war in the mid-1980s, El Salvador was among the countries of the Western Hemisphere most seriously affected by malnutrition.   Today, the principal causes of death remain as gastroenteritis, influenza, malaria, measles, pneumonia, and bronchitis, caused or complicated by malnutrition, bad sanitation, and poor housing.   Children are particularly vulnerable to health related issues caused by poverty including diarrhea, head lice, malnutrition, and bronchial infections.