Posts by Friends For Health In Haiti
And The Work Goes On…
by Dr. Katie Wolf, Jeremie, Haiti The past few weeks have brought some rain to our area, a brief trip to the US for me and continued construction progress. Here are some new photos to show you that the work continues to go on! The floor of the outdoor latrine was poured and the walls…
Read MoreA Few Updates
UPDATE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION-MINDED by Dr. Katie Wolf For those of you who enjoy following our construction progress, here are some photos from the past couple of weeks. We have had a very dry summer here, which is not good for the crops, but is very good for our construction. Rain makes it hard to…
Read MoreHaiti Hut Dormitory
By Dr. Katie Wolf After the earthquake in 2010, we received a very generous gift from Elmbrook Church in Wisconsin of what was fondly called the “Haiti Hut”. It consisted of all the materials needed to construct a temporary wood shelter. The church had sent several of these to mission organizations in Port-au-Prince and thought…
Read MoreWater and Waste
By Dr. Katie Wolf During these past two weeks we saw great progress on our water and waste situation. The walls of the septic tank were completed, after which the inside walls were sealed: Then, the roof was framed and poured: In addition, the hole was dug for our 4-room patient latrine. After reaching a…
Read MoreReaching Out to the Communities
By Dr. Katie Wolf A few months ago, Cherlie and I accompanied some visiting nursing students to the local Gatineau public school for a day of school screening exams. We weighed and measured the height of each child, checked their blood pressure, listened to their hearts, gave them worm medicine and a month’s supply of…
Read MoreChildren Giving to Children
By Dr. Katie Wolf Young children who attended Vacation Bible School at my home church in NJ (Kingston Presbyterian Church) have collected toys over the past two years to give to our pediatric patients in the clinic. Last year’s toys were shipped to us in a shipping container and this year’s gifts are waiting to…
Read MorePatients and More Patients
The past few weeks have been extremely busy for us in the clinic, as we strive to care for all who come to us for medical assistance. Here is a gentleman with a fever, awaiting diagnosis and treatment recommendations: This little girl wasn’t particularly sick, but she sure was cute: Kivens Jean is a three…
Read MoreBack in the Swing of Things!
Construction at our clinic site is back in full swing again, after a lull that came after the roof of the pharmacy building was poured. We’ve changed to a new construction team and they are working quickly to finish everything that needs to be completed for us to be a fully functional outpatient clinic. Below…
Read MoreHope for Haiti 2013
The fifth annual Hope For Haiti banquet was held at the Wisconsin Club in Milwaukee on April 13, 2013. Two hundred people attended the event and were enthusiastic and generous in their support for our medical ministry here in Haiti. This year, the Banquet Committee and the FHH board decided to forego a silent auction…
Read MoreFrom Doctor to Dentist
By Dr. Katie Wolf Yesterday, March 6th, was the first time our new clinic was used for patient care and it wasn’t even by us! We had the privilege of hosting a group of 4 dentists and 10 dental students from Temple University in Philadelphia, thanks to Haitian Health Foundation (HHF). They set up portable…
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