Hands Up for Haiti is a medical humanitarian organization dedicated to supporting women through their pregnancies, delivering preventative pediatric care to children from birth to age two years and preventing childhood malnutrition.
Our Vision
We aim to build a healthier future for the people of Northern Haiti, especially pregnant women, mothers and children. We believe in partnering with organizations that share our vision and empowering our Haitian staff to determine how to run our programs most effectively in their communities, respecting their knowledge, skills, and cultural context. By supporting them with education, consultation, and funding, we can make an impact that saves lives and inspires sustainable change.
Haiti has the highest maternal mortality rate in the Western hemisphere. An estimated 1 in 285 births will result in a woman’s death, about 16 times higher than in the United States.
At Second Mile Haiti's three Maternity Centers, women will have comprehensive prenatal care, safe births and referrals to a hospital.
In Haiti, for every 1,000 births, 60 babies will die in the first month of life; 30 will die directly after birth. Others suffer brain damage and are permanently impaired. In Haiti, only 37% of births are attended by a doctor, nurse, or midwife.
HUFH has trained more than 850 matrones, traditional birth attendants, and 350 medical professionals in the life-saving skills of Helping Babies Breathe.
For every 1,000 babies born in Haiti, 45 will die before reaching their first birthday and 58 will not live past 5 years of age.
The Kairam Clinics for Children will now provide preventative pediatric care to over 1000 babies born at Second Mile Haiti Maternity Centers each year.
