Working in constant pollution and among infectious and sharp objects, the scavengers are in a clear state of permanent sickness.  Health is a very urgent concern.  The malnutrition, toxic waste, pathogens, filth and other high risk spects of scavenging cause severe respiratory and dematological illnesses, along with a myriad of other health complications.

The scavners have almost no access to medical care services.  The public health system in Guatemala is completely inefficient.  Medical consults, lab exams and medications are totally out of the question for the scavengers.

The outcome of this form of poverty is:

• Chronic sicknesses
• Their bodies do not function properly
• Basic hygene is absent both in personal care and the care of their living space
• Sever respiratory and skin issues
• Medical attention is considered a luxury and not a right.

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Watch the following video to better understand this poverty: