Stories
HUFH Journal Excerpt: Through the eyes of a volunteer
Posted on October 19, 2011
Author: Jayant “Jay” Kairam “I found the daily visage of the cruise ship a too perfect analogy for the historic barriers the country continues to face. How can a place so close to so much wealth be so far away?” As the sole non-health professional on the team, I had to sort of explain my […]
Summary: A successful trip
Posted on October 18, 2011
This was our first educational mission for students and residents and I believe it was a success. The members of our team worked very well with the staff at HVH and our translators. Even Jay, who was non medical volunteer served an important role in helping with logistics and registration, as well as helping to […]
Hands Up for Haiti partners with Haiti Hospital Appeal
Posted on September 15, 2011
After returning to Cap Haitian, Tiffany Keenan, Judy and I were able to visit Haiti Hospital Appeal and Nate Nickerson from Konbit Sante. Carwyn and Reninca, a young couple from the UK have established a mini hospital that is amazing. Powered by solar panels, they have a spinal cord injury unit and are building a […]
HUFH Partners with Haiti Village Health
Posted on August 22, 2011
Tiffany Keenan: Dr. Keenan worked with us to ensure that everything went smoothly. Problems were addressed as a group and solutions proposed. Tiffany very much wants to continue working with Hands Up for Haiti on collaborative efforts to improve medical care in Cap Haitien and the surrounding communities. They will welcome future teams who wish […]
School’s Out! More Blitz.
Posted on July 30, 2011
Drive to Work Because of the flooded condition of the roadways, we took a truck to the village of Monbin. The people of nearby Noman also came to this clinic. Volume The set up was the same but here we had a larger church that had better natural light. The pastor was very helpful […]