Haiti Hospital Appeal
We also support the work of a UK registered Charity called the Haiti Hospital Appeal. Working in the poorest country in the western hemisphere for the last 4 years, they are seeking to establish a hospital in the north of the country.
This work has seen them establish a health centre, an ambulance service and a health outreach network. They seek to open the first buildings of the hospital, a maternity ward, in 2010. They also work with vulnerable children. In 2009, a respite care home for young children with physical and mental disabilities was opened by the charity.
Visit www.haitihospitalappeal.org for more information.
If you want to contact us about either of these projects email Jonnie via jonnieatbtc@aol.com or jonnie@haitihsopitalappeal.org
Watch a short video on the Haiti Hospital Appeal by clicking the play button below.
HAITI HOSPITAL APPEAL - UPDATE:
Since Haiti was rocked by the catastrophic earthquake on January 12th 2010 the Haiti Hospital Appeal has played a key role in the relief effort, while maintaining it's commitment to it's restoration. We now know that over 230,000 people lost their lives in the quake, 300,000 people have been injured and up to a million people lost their homes. This devastation is almost unprecedented in modern history, a capital city flattened, putting the government, security, the economy and every level of society into jeopardy, on the brink of collapse.
We have a three point plan in the wake of the emergency;
1. Delivering aid to Port-Au-Prince.
2. Providing health care to refugees as they travel north.
3. The ongoing completion hospital buildings.
We are balancing the urgent need now with a sustainable future.
Amidst the ruins we have stories of hope, but we know that this hope can be so temporary - the future of Haiti's health care is partly in our hands and the progress we make to reduce maternal mortality and the 1 in 5 children that die before the age of 5 will provide a hope that will last.
To keep in touch with all we are doing contact us: jonnie@haitihospitalappeal.org and visit www.haitihospitalappeal.org
