Project 27: Healthcare for Haiti

Hands Up for Haiti delivers lifesaving healthcare services to the sickest and most impoverished people of northern Haiti. We helped build a laboratory to promptly provide accurate lab test results and significantly improve their care delivery for more than 20,000 locals.

Two of Haiti's significant barriers to health care are the lack of transportation and lack of providers. Those who can't travel to get care and tests are the most vulnerable and often left without proper health care. There is no public transportation in Haiti, and even when available, transportation is costly and can be unsafe for pregnant women and children.

Through our fantastic giving community, we were made aware of Hands Up for Haiti, an organization that delivers lifesaving healthcare services to the sickest and most impoverished people of northern Haiti. For Project 27, Mite will sponsor a laboratory at Hands up for Haiti's facilities in Madeleine, a neighborhood in Cap Haitien that serves a population of 20,000 people.

Once the lab is up and running, they will provide testing services to women in their prenatal program, children in food programs, and individuals who exhibit signs of underlying health conditions. Having this newly built and furnished laboratory will allow Hands Up for Haiti to promptly provide accurate lab test results, significantly improving their care delivery.