Enabling Health Care for the Poorest of the Poor
The Goal: Build a health care clinic which allows for delivery of regular, quality medical care otherwise not available to this community of approximately 10,000 people.
The Need for a New Clinic in Gandou
The medical staff in Gandou works out of a very small building (photo below) with minimal space for patient care or supplies and no running water or electricity. Here, they do their best to meet the needs of the approximately 10,000 residents of Gandou as the next closest medical care facility is a 5-6 hour walk. The doctor and nurses, employed by the ministry, address acute patient needs while also running programs focused on child malnourishment, high blood pressure and diabetes.
A larger, better equipped clinic will:
- provide a safe, clean space large enough for regular medical care delivery
- allow the medical staff to perform minor surgery & other procedures
-create the opportunity for specialty care (dental, eye, OB/GYN, other)
- provide the space required to initiate health care education
Status of the New Clinic
- We broke ground, as planned, on April 4th. Construction is expected to be finished in the 2nd quarter of 2022.
- To-date we’ve raised 79% of the $422K needed to complete construction and purchase medical equipment, furniture and other supplies for clinic operation. This means our outstanding goal for fundraising is $88K.
Ways To Donate:
- Send a check to: St. Anthony Haiti Ministry, PO Box 3, Morris, IN 47033 - Please include “St Anthony/St Louis New Clinic” in the memo line
- Send a donation via PayPal (click the link)
- Donate stock: Contact your financial advisor or Jason Frey at Tri-County Financial LLC.
Please note:
- 100% of the funds donated go to the new clinic building fund. With this, quality controls are in place to protect donations from current instability in Haiti.
- As the ministry is a 501(c)3 organization, donations are tax deductible.
- For More Information: Contact James Dickey
The New Clinic Design
