Haiti

On January 24, 2010, 12 days after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Bumi Sehat Foundation International (BSIF) sent a medical team into Haiti at the request of the civic leaders of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, as well as the Dominican Republic Red Cross and Dominican Republic Chambers of Commerce.  They requested our aid and assistance as an internationally recognized maternal/child health emergency relief organization with prior field experience, including the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in 2004.

In the first 4 months of operation in Haiti, Bumi Sehat Health Clinic performed over 1200  pre- and post-natal care visits; oversaw the birth of 80 babies in a safe and clean environment; and more than 500 children under the age of 3 received vitamins and well-children visits.

By March 2010 the BSFI team and citizens of Jacmel had erected a forty-four-foot dome clinic and were providing quality maternal/infant health services. At this time the decision was made to transition the clinic from disaster relief to a permanent birth center.

The status change was endorsed by the Jacmel Ministry of Health, as the clinic was to become a permanent licensed Haitian health care facility. Bumi Sehat Foundation International had a commitment to offer quality midwifery care as well as establish a maternal health clinic in Haiti with an all-Haitian administrative staff, with the goal of training Haitian midwives to provide care to the Jacmel community in the dome clinic.

At the end of June 2010 the BSFI Haiti clinic was handed over to a legally separate organization, Mother Health International (MHI).

Patient Statistics March – June 2010

Prenatal Visits: 1200

Births: 80

Pediatric Care: over 500

Donations

Individual Donations: $79,000

Direct Relief International: $25,000

Vitamins: New Chapter, Inc.

Vitamin Angels: Children’s vitamins

CP Medical: Sutures

Attachments:

YBS_Haiti_Volunteer_App_v1.pdf

[Click here to download the Haiti Volunteer Application (PDF version)]

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