Your support saves lives!
Hunger is painful. Malnutrition is deadly, and, according to the U.N., the largest single contributor to disease. And yet in Haiti, many children go hungry every day and one in five children is considered severely malnourished. Similarly, a lack of adequate perinatal care in Haiti, where skilled personnel attends only 1/3 of births, results in an infant mortality rate of 57 per 1000, and a maternal mortality rate of 350 per 100,000 live births. And of 1000 children age one, 31 do not reach their fifth birthday; that number almost triples in rural areas.
In sum, Haiti, a country just hours away from the United States, has the highest rates of infant, under-five and maternal mortality in the Western hemisphere.
At HUFH, saving lives never takes a day off! Despite the deteriorating conditions in Haiti, our lifesaving health care programs continue without interruption: our team on the ground stops at nothing to protect the health of others.
In the words of one of our employees:
"Sickness doesn't know strikes and insecurity. The poorest children and their families are always looking for help, so we need to be there to help."
WHAT YOUR DONATION BUYS:
$25 One gallon of gas, to get our staff to our program sites.
$50 Prenatal vitamins for a pregnant woman to help prevent birth defects.
$60 The daily salary for a program physician.
$75 Screening and treatment to prevent blindness.
$100 Life-saving treatment for a malnourished child.
$200 Teaching kit to train 20 matrones in Helping Babies Survive skills.
$250 A community nurse for an entire month.
$400 Hospitalization, surgery or other advanced or specialty care for a child.
$600 Pharmaceuticals for all women in our prenatal program each month.
$750 A Mobile Santè outreach clinic.
$1000 The monthly salary for 10 community health workers who work directly with families to reduce barriers to success in all of our programs.
$1500 Medications to treat all children in each of our programs each month.
$2000 A portable ultrasound machine to help ensure a safe pregnancy.
$4000 A water well that provides access to fresh and clean water for approximately 4000 people for more than 35 years and ensures maintenance and repairs so that it remains in good working condition. (Separate fundraising for a named dedication available.)
