Mesoamerican Health Initiative 2015

The “Mesoamerican Health Initiative 2015”, financed by Carlos Slim, Bill Gates and the Spanish Government (each contributing with 50 million dollars), was launched. It will benefit millions of people in Central America and Mexico with vaccination and nutritional projects. Although health indicators have improved, there are still major differences between the poorest children and their wealthier peers; for example, a five year old in Central America and south of Mexico is six centimeters shorter than his or her peer. The main beneficiaries of this initiative will be Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Panama. For more information access this two links (1, 2).