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Epifania "Fani" Cotos Duran is a Peruvian community nursing leader. She worked for a community house affiliated with the Anglican Mission in Perú. She founded and led the community health program at the community house of St John the Baptist, in Peru.[1]

She is one of the founders of MOCEP, Christian Movement of Peruvian Nurses part of the International Community of Christian Nurses in Latin America.[2] She founded and led the community health program at the community house at the Anglican Mission of St John the Baptist. Peru.[1]

Epifania states she is “motivated to keep expressing my love for children and families who face challenging conditions. I am proud to help prevent health complications, support parents in caring for their children, and bridge them to state health services”. [3]

Anglican Mission in Perú

Perú is traditionally Roman Catholic. [4] In 1973, Bishop Bill Flagg (bishop) started an Anglican Church Ministry in Perú. The Anglican Church was concentrated in three major cities: the capital Lima, Arequipa, and La Paz. [5] David Evans (bishop) succeeded Bishop Bill Flag, and was the Bishop of Perú when Epifania worked at the Anglican community house. The mission was the Mission of St. John the Evangelist (San Juan Evangelista), Pamplona Baja, District of San Juan de Miraflores [6]

Epifania's Work

Starting in 1981, Epifania worked at a community house affiliated with the Anglican Church in Pamplona Baja, Lima, Perú. She developed a one room health care clinic in the community house. [7]

Fani wrote: "[w]e work on two principles. [First] to help people maintain a healthy life. [Second] to give them complete care - spiritual, mental, and physical help."

Duran worked with four to five hundred families in El Brillante, an impoverished area of Lima. The community's main problems identified were malnutrition, contamination, poor housing, high unemployment, and low adult literacy. [8] Fani advocated local town councils to address a rubbish disposal problem in Lima.[1]

The program was also staffed by missionaries and Peruvians, including Heidi Hawkins from the South American Missionary Society (SAMS USA), Steve and Di Lee from BCMS, and Juan and Elisabeth Sedano from Perú. [9] Fani collaborated on the Anglican Church's health program with a social worker named Esperanza Hidalgo. [10]

The Anglican mission's health program focused on four pillars: health education, medical care, social education, and employment. [1]

To promote health education, Fani regularly visited twelve local schools three times a week to educate on health topics. A church missionary periodical, states the program tackles, "Typhoid, Tuberculosis, Abortion, Teeth, Sex, Drugs, First Aid . . . anything that will help the Children lead a healthier life." [1] Fani gave reports to the local education office regarding her work.[1] Fani and Juana Espiritu, a social worker at the diocese, did a survey that found that 1/2 of the Pamplona Baja population was under 15, which helped inform that school visits should be prioritized. [11]

The medical aspects of the program included a Tuberculosis Program. Fani, a team of doctors, a social worker named Esperanza Hidalgo, and a local pastor would visit families afflicted fortnightly. The program had resources to treat six families with medication and check-ups. The program received a donation from Germany and was able to supply medication to 21 additional individuals. [1]

Social Education included health talks, adult literacy classes, and workshops. The periodical states, “several of the ladies can now read .  .  . to their tremendous joy.” Some of the workshops included sewing, wood, and leather workshops aimed to provide training that could become a source of income. [1]

In 1990, Duran founded the organization Movimiento Cristiano de Enfermeras Peruanas, the Peruvian affiliate of CIDEC-AL (Comunidad Internacional de Enfermeras Cristianas – América Latina).[2]

Impact

Fani helped the community in many ways. Share magazine states:

"It took a good year before people put their complete trust in Fani. Now, she is a well-known figure in the area. People stop and chat to her as she goes to visiting her many contacts. Fani not only cares for their physical need, but also points people in the right direction for spiritual healing too." [12]

Epifania was still working at the Medical Center in Pamplona Baja in 2006. She would go to communities and provide education to women. Every other Thursday, a women's group at the San Pedro mission would have health orientation on topics such as nutrition and hygiene. Epifania also goes to diocesan educational projects to instruct how to weigh and measure children to ensure proper growth. [13]

In May of 2006, a group of nursing students and their professor from Michigan University joined Epifania to do children's check-ups.[14]

Epifania is now retired. She is the Emeritus Lead Nurse Care Coordinator for the Ines Project for Medically Fragile Children.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Apr-Jun 1985, Share - Church Missionary Society Periodicals - Adam Matthew Digital". www.churchmissionarysociety.amdigital.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  2. ^ a b "Movimiento Cristiano de Enfermeras Peruanas". CIDEC-America Latina. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Epifania Cotos Duran RN". Health Bridges International. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  4. ^ "1982, Share - Church Missionary Society Periodicals - Adam Matthew Digital". www.churchmissionarysociety.amdigital.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  5. ^ "1982, Share - Church Missionary Society Periodicals - Adam Matthew Digital". www.churchmissionarysociety.amdigital.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  6. ^ "Parishes Missions Clergy Adresses". www.peru.anglican.org. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  7. ^ "Jul-Sep 1981, Partner's Prayer News - Church Missionary Society Periodicals - Adam Matthew Digital". www.churchmissionarysociety.amdigital.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  8. ^ "1983, Share - Church Missionary Society Periodicals - Adam Matthew Digital". www.churchmissionarysociety.amdigital.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  9. ^ "Late Spring 1982, Partners News - Church Missionary Society Periodicals - Adam Matthew Digital". www.churchmissionarysociety.amdigital.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  10. ^ "Apr-Jun 1985, Share - Church Missionary Society Periodicals - Adam Matthew Digital". www.churchmissionarysociety.amdigital.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  11. ^ "1983, Share - Church Missionary Society Periodicals - Adam Matthew Digital". www.churchmissionarysociety.amdigital.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  12. ^ "1983, Share - Church Missionary Society Periodicals - Adam Matthew Digital". www.churchmissionarysociety.amdigital.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  13. ^ "Medical & Community Health: Medical Centre San Juan Evangelista". Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  14. ^ "Medical & Community Health: Children's Check ups". Retrieved 2023-12-09.
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