July 2021

Verse of the Month Romans 12:15

“Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.”

At this time, we mourn with our brothers and sisters in Haiti who are dealing with an unprecedented period of uncertainty and sadness following the assassination of their president, Jovenel Moise on July 7. But hope is not lost! The Haitian people are resilient, determined and hopeful that from this period of chaos a new, stronger Haiti will emerge.

Please join us in praying for the strong people that make up this great nation. “My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:2

Healthcare

Follow up and Impact Reporting- Equipping the Caregivers Program- Nord Ouest Haiti

Outputs and outcomes may seem similar, but they are drastically different when it comes to implementing and operating high quality, sustainable programs. It is easy to measure our outputs- what we do, who we serve, etc. But it is much more challenging yet important to record the outcomes and effects of the programs. During the month of June our Haitian team worked very hard to follow up with the recipients of our diagnostic medical kits in the Nord Ouest. Key outcome questions they are asking include:

Were the kits useful? What was most useful?

Was the equipment of high quality? Does it still work?

Does having these kits allow you to see more patients? If so, how many more patients can you see in a week?

How can we improve the kits to make your work even more effective?

This work is tedious and will continue for the next couple of months, but preliminary results are encouraging and will help us as we expand this program into the Sud and Sud est departments of Haiti later this year in partnership with Hope for Haiti. . Everyone we surveyed (100%) reported that the kits were very helpful and afforded them the opportunity to see more patients! We’re still collecting and analyzing the quantitative data and look forward to sharing that in future updates.

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Se habla Español?- relink.org Adapted for Spanish Speakers in Ohio

The relink.org team is very grateful to RecoveryOhio and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) for their funding award to relink.org as part of the State Opioid Response (SOR) 2.0 grants in the “Use of Innovation” category. This will be a multi-faceted ongoing project and we are excited to announce that we have completed one aspect of this project by translating relink.org into Spanish to support the growing Hispanic community throughout Ohio. We will be tracking utilization and impact of this long-anticipated enhancement to relink.org. Thank you, State of Ohio, for making this possible!

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Women and Children

Delivery of Infant Warmers to Key NICU Families in Haiti

In May, we shipped a container of infant warmers to St. Damien’s Hospital in Port au Prince, the largest hospital in Haiti dedicated 100% to pediatric care. And in June, the container we shipped into Cap Haitien arrived also containing infant warmers for hospitals in Northern Haiti.

Dalton Foundation biomedical professional, David Kuhjada was able to travel to Haiti, visit both regions and assist Haitian biomedical technicians in installation, staff training, and preventative maintenance protocols. Evenel Osias Haitian biomedical technician and owner of Haiti Biomedical Solutions was with David and will remain in Haiti to offer support to any of the recipient facilities. Follow up reports indicate that these warmers were quickly put to use and filled with tiny lives- giving them a chance to thrive.

Here we see David and Evenel working with the staff at Haiti Baptist Convention Hospital in Quartier Morin.

We are looking for funding partners to join us as we look to modernize and standardize all neonatal intensive care centers throughout Haiti in 2022 with the equipment, supplies, and medications physicians need to care for babies with the goal of drastically reducing infant mortality in Haiti.

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