First visit to Action Sanitaire

Action Sanitaire is a Haitian NGO that is newly known to the network.  Hannah and I visited them today to find out more about their work and introduce them to the network. The doctors, who also work at  Justinian set up the project after the earthquake.  They were driven to help the earthquake victims and started a clinic, rehab center and mobile clinic.  Since then they have continued to provide services to the communities of Cap-Haitien, with a team of 4 doctors, 1 physiotherapist and a support team.

It was fantastic to find out there is free access to rehab in Cap-Haitien. We observed the physiotherapist name  Anne-Vierge Compere working. We saw children and adults with a variety of conditions and Hannah worked with the physiotherapist to provide some advice and education.  They have agree to set up a training program to further develop Anne-Vierge.  It would also be beneficial to explore ways in which the centre could incresae their capacity to provide rehab, given the overwhelming lack of these services in Cap Hatien.

We also made a contact with a man that works with SEIPH who co-ordinates all the centers in the north region that work with children who have disabilities.

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