Importancia de la responsabilidad social universitaria como desarrollo social de la Ciudad de Coronel Oviedo

• Main Authors: Hugo Alfredo Recalde, Willian Cantero Lusardi, Juan Jara
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2012-12-01
• Series: Revista Gestão Universitária na América Latina
• Subjects: University's social responsibility initiative; Medical sciences university; Social development; Cultural transformation
• Online Access: http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/gual/article/view/1983-4535.2012v5n4p266/23691

Within the framework of the University's Social Responsibility initiative atUniversidad Nacional de Caaguazú(UNC), the Scientific Research Directorate program conducted a "Study of Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in school children of the City of Coronel Oviedo”.Of the 638 samples that were analyzed,24% of children were infected with parasites; 45% having Ascarislumbricoides, 35% having Giardia lamblia, 16% having Hymenolepis, and 4% infected with Ansylotomaduodenale. Resulting from this study, workshops in the areas of Medical Sciences, Technology and Economics were started in the district of Primero de Marzo. The work was divided into two stages; the first was raising the awareness of the student population through educational lectures by scholars of the FCM, the second stage in the implementation of the project was administering dosage of the anti-parasitic medicine and controlling lice, nits, and delivery of supplies for the treatment of each. Approximately 1,310 people participated in this activity; investing 56 hours distributed between 38 activities. An important component of this project is the cultural transformation of the communityinvolved to change their daily practices in prevention of illness and promotion of a healthy lifestyle. In this manner, Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú (UNC) complies with theUniversity's Social Responsibility initiative.