Dr. San Juana Mednoza operates a small church clinic in the Anapra community. The intensity of this wrinkled woman is brought forth as her eyes widen while explains the importance of education. "Many big problems are so common here that the people just accept them. We need to educate them what diabetes is doing to their bodies: the loss of sight that the elderly here accept as old age can be prevented by managing their diabetes."
The population the non-profit clinic serves has migrated from interior Mexico to Juarez in search of jobs. The factories along the border keep prices cheap for Americans, and keep wages sparse for the workers. The factory workers earn about 35 to 45 dollars a week. With a steady income families can buy junk food, corn chips, and sodas. In a foreign land, new diseases emerge: hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, and depression.
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