Medicine
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A call into action answered – land for HFHF Surgical clinic in Bainet is secured!
- November 28, 2018
- HFHF Admin
- Category: Medicine, News
It is with unparalleled gratitude that I come to you today on behalf of our volunteers all over the world and our team in Haiti, to say thank you for springing into action. We have been dreaming of ways to continue and improve our surgical services in Bainet, Haiti. To do that, we had to
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Help us Build a Surgical Clinic in Bainet, Haiti
- November 13, 2018
- HFHF Admin
- Category: Medicine, News
#GivingTuesday – Tuesday November 27, 2018 Fundraising goal: $11,000 Giving Tuesday is a global giving movement. This year we are fundraising to buy land where we will build a surgical clinic in Bainet, Haiti. Facebook and PayPal are matching donations on Facebook for a total of up to $7 million dollars, so we’re focusing our
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C’est La Vie
- February 21, 2018
- Nicole Bayeur
- Category: Medicine
One decade. Ten years. 3,650 days. My first mission trip to Haiti. I was set out to save the country, I was. Yes sir. Yes ma’am. I remember our welcoming assembly like it was yesterday. Each class at Hope For Haiti Foundation’s school, Unifiée, was lined up in order of grades. They each had a
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Campbell’s Hike for Health
- December 12, 2017
- Nicole Bayeur
- Category: Medicine
Check out what a day looks like for some of Campbell’s public health students! 7:00 – Breakfast – eggs, grapefruit, oatmeal, jet fuel (coffee), hot chocolate 7:30 – Pack up supplies for Vitamin A & Albendazole distribution 8:00 – Hike supplies in to Damas 8:45 – Set up distribution stations 9:00 – Distribute Vitamin A
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Surgery in a Suitcase
- September 20, 2017
- Nicole Bayeur
- Category: Medicine
September 2017 Surgery Trip We’ve said this before, but it’s so true–surgery in a suitcase! Unimaginable, but it is becoming a routine for our team! Although “routine” is still pretty remarkable, due to the planning and preparation the team has to do prior to arriving to this little remote town in the south of Haiti
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Lessons Learned: Be Present in the Moment
- May 30, 2017
- Nicole Bayeur
- Category: Medicine
An account of the trip gathered from students comments. Campbell Masters of Public Health students returned to the US following two fruitful weeks in Haiti. They made a great impact in Zorange. Over the past two years, Dr. Tillman and his students have designed and implemented an electronic record that works without internet. There have
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Campbell’s Digital “Do-Gooders”
- May 18, 2017
- Nicole Bayeur
- Category: Medicine
Campbell public health students are in Zorangé for two weeks as part of their global health experience. The students arrived Saturday to the usual craziness of the Port au Prince airport. This can be intimidating even for seasoned travelers. The ride thru Port au Prince is eye opening to a way of living that is
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Triangle Physicians for Women travels to Haiti
- April 6, 2017
- HFHF Admin
- Category: Medicine
HFHF sent a group to Haiti in February 2017. One member of the group was Dr. Lisa Grana with Triangle Physicians for Women. Here is an update from Dr. Grana and TPW: As a physician, Dr. Grana’s devotion to Hope for Haiti Foundation can be seen through her surgical and medical work in the clinic in
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I Am An Emergency Room Nurse
- February 25, 2017
- HFHF Admin
- Category: Medicine, News
Live from Haiti blog by Karina Bethje I am an emergency room nurse. I work on high adrenaline. I’m reactionary. I’m a Neanderthal. It may have been with these instincts that I immediately said ‘yes’ to the head of Hope For Haiti Foundation Surgery Shirley Winkler when she asked me to join her second surgical
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Surgery In A Suitcase
- February 20, 2017
- Jean Elade Eloi
- Category: Medicine, News
Becoming a Routine I’m losing track of the number of surgery trips we’ve made, but I believe this is our 6th trip (Feb 18-25, 2017). I know we have done 175 cases (35 cases per trip) so far in the five previous trips. There are several new things on this trip – only one newbie.