Showing posts with label Haiti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Haiti. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Help Rebuild Eye Care in Devastated Haiti


The devastating earthquake in Haiti has destroyed much of the fragile medical resources available in this extremely poor country. We need your help to rebuild eye care services in Haiti -- providing critical instruments and supplies, replacing lost and damaged equipment, and supporting national efforts for emergency and long term eye care services.

Please help the people of Haiti. Click Here to contribute -- restoring vision, and hope.


Thank You!!


Victoria M. Sheffield
President & CEO



Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Cap Haitien, Haiti

I just returned from a recent trip to Cap-Haitien, Haiti on behalf of VOSH/PA to assess how eye care is provided in Cap-Haitien in the North Department, Haiti. Dr. Guerline Roney and Dr. Marlyse Dominique, ophthalmologists at the Hospital Justinien, are providing tremendous leadership and have dramatically increased the number of persons served over a short time period at the hospital. The number of patients examined increased from 2,270 in 2006 to 16,715 in 2008 and over the same time period the number of surgeries performed increased from 67 to 682. Visits were made to the other eye care providers and optical shops in the city and an outreach screening clinic was observed too. Many visitors and organizations support Dr. Roney and Dr. Dominique and deserve recognition.

John Barrows, IEF Director of Programs



Hospital Justinien



Dr. Marlyse Dominique

Dr. Guerline Roney


Outreach screening


Down town Cap-Haitien


Painting of an eye chart