Health 4 Haiti

2020 CONTINUED TO BE A POLITICALLY VOLATILE YEAR FOR HAITI. OUR TEAM TRIP HAD TO BE CANCELLED OVER SAFETY ISSUES. WE HAD DISCUSSED POSTPONING UNTIL LATER IN THE YEAR. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PREVENTED TRAVEL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. WE WERE ABLE TO SHIP MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND MEDICINES FOR THE CLINIC THROUGH A SHIPPING COMPANY THAT IS LOCATED IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. THE SUPPLIES WERE SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO THE PORT IN GONAIVES, HAITI. CROES, A COMPANY LOCATED IN COLORADO, ALSO DONATED AND SHIPPED 500 PAIR OF SHOES THAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO RESIDENTS OF GONAIVES AND SURROUNDING AREAS, ONCE WE ARE ABLE TO RESUME OUR MEDICAL MISSION TRIPS. A SMALL TEAM WAS DEPLOYED IN OCTOBER TO ACCESS THE POSSIBILITY OF TEAMS RETURNING IN 2021. AGAIN, WITH THE POLITICAL UPHEAVAL AND COVID, THE NEXT POSSIBLE TRIP WILL BE MAY 2021. LA REDEMPTION CLINIC CONTINUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THE PATIENT COUNT HAS VARIED DEPENDING ON THE ABILITY OF THE CLINIC TO BE OPEN DURING VIOLENT TIMES. THE STAFF REMAINS COMMITTED TO THEIR MISSION FATHER JOSEPH DIEGUE, CLINIC ADMINISTRATOR, IS EAGER FOR OUR TEAM TO RETURN WHEN IT IS SAFE. WE WILL FOLLOW HIS RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE TIMING.