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FOUNDATIONFORHOPEANDHEALTHINHAITI
SANTEPOUTOUTMOUN
fhhh.org
CARRIES
&
IleaVaches 2013 recap
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FHHHNEWSLETTER
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2012RECAP
Accesstobasichealthcareisahumanright,assuchFHHHHandits
membershaveworkedtirelesslysinceitinceptiontobringhealthcare to
thosewithlimitedornoaccess.Ourmissionhasbeentobringqualitycare
tounderservedpopulationinapersonalandcompassionatemanner.Itis
withthismindsetthatweembarkedonaverybusycoursein2012.
In2012,FHHHcompletedconstructionoftheCarriesCentredeSante..The
clinic has 3 fully furnished and equipped examining rooms, a large well‐
stocked pharmacy, waiting room / registration area. We also have a
procedure room, which, will be use for minor surgery and as a delivery
room.Theclinicalsohasspacereservedforalaboratory.Eventuallyweaim
to add dental and ophthalmology suits to offer comprehensive care to the
region.FHHHclinicwillbestaffedbyanurseandeventuallybyadoctor.
Webelievethatcollaborationwithlikemindedorganizationsenableusto
increasetheservicesweareabletoprovidetocommunitiesinneed.We
havewelcomedandassistedmultiplemedicalmissiongroupsbyproviding
themwithafacilitytoseepatients,informationaboutpreferred
medications,andsharingourexperience.
DIDYOUKNOW?
Therehadnotbeen cholerainHaitiinmorethana
century.ItwasreintroducedinthecountrybyUN
peacekeepersfromNepalin2010.Thecholeraepidemic
sickenednearly600,000peopleandkilled7,000.
loremipsumdolor
FHHHCARRIESFACILITYIS HERE!!!
FHHH’Smedicalmissiontrip
duringthesummerof2012
includedourlargestnumberof
volunteerstodatewhosaw
patientsatbothsites.5
enthusiastic,hardworking
volunteersjoinedourmembers:
AlexandraSt.Louis,Nachelle
Aurelien,MarieNoelEspositoLang,
JamesLang,andMarcEsposito.We
conductedmedicalclinicsatthe
Kakok/FHHHCliniclocatedin
KakokIleAVaches.Withthehelp
ofourpermanentHaitibasedstaff
headedbyournurseSuzie,wesaw
cover100patientsperday.Our
groupalsoprovidedcarefor1dayat
thepublicclinicontheislandinthe
townofMadameBernard.Our
volunteersandFHHHmemberswere
amazedbythenumberofpatients
seekingcareatthatcenteraswellas
thediversityofcasesandpathology
present.Thehighlightforour
volunteerswasourvisitatthel’oeuvre
St.FrancoisD’AssisseOrphanagerun
byaCanadiannuncalledSisterFlora.
Theyenjoyedandwerewarmly
welcomedbythechildren.Marcand
Jamesstartedasoccergamewithsome
oftheboys,whichwasheart warming.
Asduringallofourvisitsatthe
Dr.EmmanuelStLouis,ViceChairman
oftheFamilyPracticeDepartment,Dr
PatrickLeblanc,andDrMiriam
GermainpediatriciansatTheBrooklyn
HospitalCenter,joinedtheirFHHH
colleaguesDrs.YolaineStLouis,Lesly
Honore,ThierryDuchatellier,and
AntonioJosephinaMEETandGREET
whichwasheldtorecruitvolunteers
andmembersinthefallof2012.
Werely100%onourvolunteersand
memberstocarryouttheworkwedo
orphanage,weexaminedsomeof
thechildrenandleftsome
medicationsfortheirsmall
pharmacy.Weweredelightedto
takeourcaretotheinhabitantsof
CayaloaverysmallislandoffofIle
aVacheswithapopulationof
1,000.Inasmallchurchwesaw
childrenandadultswithavariety
ofailments.Asduringallofour
medicalclinics,wedistributed
clothes,toysandtoiletries.
thereforerecruitmentisanon‐
goingprocess.FHHHmembers
JosianeChiawkosky,Christineand
FrantzMevs,KathleenSt.Louis,and
FatimaDuchatellierwere
responsibleforenrollmentand
theirpitchallowedustoaddboth
membersandvolunteerstoour
rank.
JOINUS!!!
2
FHHH
12/2012
WENEEDTOCONTINUEOURWORK.
JOINUSINOURJOURNEY.HELPUS
AIDTHOSEWHONEEDSOMUCH.
FoundationforHopeandHealthinHaiti,FHHHwas
bornformtheexperiencesfromourfirsttripin
January2010.
AtFHHHwefeelthathealthcareisahumanright.As
suchwewanttoensurethatallofthoseinHaitiwho
needitwillhaveaccesstoqualityandcompassionate
healthcare.
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