Posts by Friends For Health In Haiti
Patients 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…
Read MorePraise Be to the Lord!!!
By Dr. Katie Wolf On a beautiful, clear sunny day in southwestern Haiti, February 23, 2013, the Health Center of Gatineau (Centre de Sante de Gatineau) was dedicated in a ceremony attended by over 300 people. Those attending included leaders and officials from local communities as well as the town of Jérémie, representatives from business…
Read MoreClinic Inauguration!
CENTRE DE SANTE DE GATINEAU INAUGURATION CEREMONY FEBRUARY 23, 2013 Our new outpatient clinic, the Gatineau Health Center, is being dedicated at a ceremony in Haiti on February 23, 2013 at 9:00 AM. Several of the board members of Friends for Health in Haiti will be attending, as well as members of supporting churches in…
Read MoreTiled Floors and Iron Doors
Things are looking great at the construction site these days. Finish work has begun on the new clinic, and in the past two months, nearly every wall, column, and beam in the building has been covered with a thin layer of cement plaster to give it a smooth, paintable surface. Over the past two weeks,…
Read MoreFloods, Phones and “Deputized” Engineers
After our rain-delayed road trip, described in my last blog, we found that the same rains that caused us delay at Riviere Glace also caused havoc in the Gatineau area. It rained there for three days straight in mid-November and caused flooding such as had not been seen by most of the community people in…
Read MoreGo! Pack! Go!
Over the past 2 months, master carpenter Bob Chase has been laboring day in and day out to build cabinets for the new clinic, all from his house in New Berlin. He has undertaken the large task of building all the cabinets, then disassembling them into their separate components, and figuring out a way to…
Read MoreThe Clinic Has a Roof!
Last Thursday was a watershed moment for all of us here at FHH. After months of anticipation, the new clinic in Gatineau now has a roof! The roof was finished last Thursday afternoon after two full days of work by a crew as large as 80 people at times. The process included mixing the concrete…
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