Haiti for a Year

In 2008, I moved to Les Cayes, Haiti to live out my dream of changing the health status of the poorest country this side of the planet, by practicing "political medicine." This blog begins by telling my story of when I first moved to Haiti until now, as a second year medical student. I partner with non-profits to train rural Haitian youth to become community health workers in their villages, empowering a people to take control over their own health and save their own lives.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Updated Wishlist

*AAdvantage Miles-as many as possible

*Public Health Van- $15,000

*Public Health Dirt Bike/Moto- $3,500

*Daily vitamins for all of the 640 children- $50/week x 52 weeks= $2,600/year

*Treated window screens for the children’s houses- $100/house x 35 houses= $3,500

*Toothbrushes $1/each x 640 children= $640

*Water quality tests for bacteria $5/each

*Medicine of all kinds (email me for an updated list of our most needed meds)

*Laptop for the clinic (can be donated)

It is best to make a monetary donation for all medicines as it is very difficult to get medicine through Haitian Customs. Medicine being shipped to Haiti can be held for up to a year in Customs before it is approved for release. Often times the medicine is never released because it expires in holding. By donating monetarily, you are helping us to purchase the things we need in Haiti while also supporting Haiti’s economy.

There are also several projects that are being developed in need of funding. Please email me for more information.

Malaria/Dengue Fever/Filariasis Prevention Program

Malaria/Dengue Fever/Filariasis Diagnosis and Treatment Program

Malaria/Dengue Fever/Filariasis Education Program

Community Health Training Program for children and house monitors

1 comment:

Toby Wolter said...: Will, you too ( I just finished reading and commenting on Mark's blog ) are doing a wonderful job.
I wish, when I was graduating, that I had had the awareness that you and the others at Proje Espwa have exhibited. Pls. know that you are appreciated!
tw; July 14, 2008 at 7:58 PM

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I am a second year medical student at Brown University with a degree in public health. I have been working in rural Haiti since 2008 developing public health education and training programs, bringing health care to areas of Haiti where there are no doctors. When I graduated from college, I deferred medical school and lived in Haiti for a year. This blog tells my story of how I created a public health program that changed the health status of a 600-child orphanage in southern Haiti.

I have recently partnered with the large non-profit organization, Hope For Haiti. Together, we are bringing my model training program to more than 40 schools and 37 clinics in southern Haiti. To learn more, please visit my official website at www.willinhaiti.org

My passion is for what I call "political medicine." I am striving to change the face of medicine, how it is practiced, to whom it is distributed, and how it is defined through policy change on an international level, securing health care as a human right.

I believe in a universal standard of health care for all people.

Wanna talk? Email me at willinhaiti@gmail.com

To Make A Donation

Please donate to Will in Haiti through Hope For Haiti. Click on the link below to be routed to their donation site. Please indicate Will’s Public Health Program in the Special Instructions to the Seller section if you are donating through Hope for Haiti’s paypal site.

Via Credit Card:
Click here to make a secure online donation:

http://www.hopeforhaiti.com/donations.php

Via Check:
Make check payable to Hope For Haiti and mail to:

Hope for Haiti

1021 5th Avenue North

Naples, FL 34102

In the memo line, please write ‘Will’s Public Health Program.’ If you would like to donate towards my travel expenses, please write ‘Will's Transportation’ in the memo line.

In kind donations are also accepted, such as frequent flyer miles (through AA and Delta) goods and services, etc. Please contact me for more information and if you would like to donate and have your business recognized on willinhaiti.org

Hopeforhaiti.com is the official website of Hope For Haiti, which is a 501(c)3 registered non-profit. Donations are tax-deductible.

Thank you for your support!!! None of what we do is possible without you!