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CHIDA Update
“Community Hospital IDADEE” (CHIDA) opened its doors to the local community back in November of 2017. We are happy to report that it continues to surpass all of our expectations regarding the positive difference it is making in the lives of the people in the community. The Community Health Clinic is seeing an average of sixty-eight patients per day, and we expect this number to grow as word spreads about the quality, affordable, health care that CHIDA is providing.
Dr. Wislyn and his wife, Suschana. Suschana is a nurse at CHIDA.
“Community Hospital IDADEE” (CHIDA) opened its doors to the local community back in November of 2017. We are happy to report that it continues to surpass all of our expectations regarding the positive difference it is making in the lives of the people in the community. The Community Health Clinic is seeing an average of sixty-eight patients per day, and we expect this number to grow as word spreads about the quality, affordable, health care that CHIDA is providing.
We now have a team of forty trained professional community health workers that are delivering door-to-door services in the local community. This community health program is so beneficial because health workers can provide preventative care, rather than acute care. Community health workers visit patients at home, perform checkups, and make sure patients are taking their medications before more serious issues arise.
When emergency care is required, patients visit the emergency room at CHIDA. The emergency room facility was initially designed to hold 10-12 beds, but it has been so busy recently that the CHIDA staff has had to create an overflow room to add beds for more patients. In a typical night at the ER, the staff treats seventeen patients.
One of the unique aspects of CHIDA is that one of the four doctors is always physically present at the hospital; this is highly unusual for a facility this size in Haiti. One area of great need that immediately became visible is OBGYN care. It is not uncommon to have multiple deliveries at CHIDA on a given night. Plans to build a delivery room and larger operating room are already in the works. Patients pay a nominal $5 for care at CHIDA, but the staff doesn't turn anyone away if they cannot afford to pay. To date, only 22% of patients have been able to afford the $5 fee. Your financial support of our mission in Haiti continues to be crucial and very appreciated!
Manuacha's Story
"I didn’t know someday I would have somebody, someone who would think of me, about my future, my school and my life."
Manuacha and her husband on the front porch of their new earth block home.
Meet Manuacha!
We were able to spend some time chatting with Manuacha recently. She grew up at the EBAC Orphanage. She's excited about her future and grateful for how much she has been blessed by her sponsors. We hope you can get a glimpse of her sweet personality and the joy that she exudes as she speaks!
Hey Manuacha! Go ahead and introduce yourself.
My name is Manuacha. I’m 30 years old. I’m married. I got married in August. And I’m expected to have a baby in May.
So where did you grow up?
I grew up at EBAC.
What are you doing now?
Now I’m studying to become a nurse in Cap Haitien.
Where do you live now?
Now I live in Morne Rouge.
When did you know that you wanted to go to Nursing School?
When I was a child at EBAC.
What are you most excited about for the future?
Becoming a mom. (as she smiles and laughs)
Can you tell me a little bit about how PKF Sponsorship has impacted your life?
I think PKF Sponsorship has impacted my life like something that I didn’t expect. Like, I didn’t know someday I would have somebody, someone who would think of me, about my future, my school and my life. And I know God is everything and I think the PKF Sponsorship is a good, good, good, good thing that God can put in someone’s life. Because without them, we don’t know what we gonna do without school. Studying to be a nurse…I didn’t know if I was finished at Christian Academy so I will have to go to be studying nursing…because I didn’t have someone like my parents or my family who can pay the school for me. And God put PKF Sponsorship in my life, on my path so they have me. And I am so glad that God gave us those people who are thinking about the Haitian people in Haiti to help them and may God bless them.
You already touched on this a bit…what would you like to tell anyone who is thinking about sponsoring a child?
I would tell them that the work they are doing…it’s a good work. No one, no one, even in Haiti or America, in state, people can pay them for that. Only God can pay them for that. And I know everyone at PKF Sponsorship who gives money for those in Haiti, God will give them more than that, more than they can give us. So I will pray for you, for them, so God can always give them more and more so they can have more to give in Haiti.
Thanks, Manuacha!
Manuacha's story is one of many that we're so excited to tell. It's a wonderful story about how consistent sponsorship can empower students and provide opportunities that otherwise wouldn't exist.
Haiti Medical Clinic is OPEN!
We can not believe the day has finally come. The Medical Clinic is open for business! There were 300 people there waiting for much-needed care on opening day.
We can not believe the day has finally come. The Medical Clinic is open for business! It was scheduled to open on October 8. But, due to the many hurricanes that we experienced this year, its official opening day was November 12 and there were 300 people there hoping and waiting for much-needed care. We knew there was a need, but we did not expect so many people on day one!
Officially named Community Hospital IDADEE (CHIDA), it is now a beacon of hope for the people there. It is well equipped with four doctors and eight nurses, operating rooms, medications and all the essential medical equipment. To say that this community hospital is life-changing is quite the understatement. It will save lives, ensure jobs, and provide hope for the Haitian community.
Dr. Wislyn Avenard grew up at EBAC Orphanage and earnestly pursued medical training so that he could take care of his community. He and the other medical personnel at the hospital are like-minded in their approach to health and caring for the people that they see every day.
With all of this in mind, we have a few prayer requests: Once you start to meet medical needs, you can’t just stop. These people need to know that their pain is coming to an end and that we aren’t going anywhere. So please, continue to pray for God’s provision. Also, pray that these beautiful Haitian people leave with more than a physical healing. We want them to know His healing power in their lives. We want them to know Jesus.