Project Report
| Jul 15, 2014
VIDA Has Not Forgotten Haiti!
By Adam See | Executive Director
Dear Friends of Haiti,
In spite of the many struggles to move donations through customs, VIDA remains fully committed to this impoverished country that has now receded into the background after the tragic earthquake. The problems and struggles remain overwhelming.
VIDA is continuing to send additional aid to our project in Cayes Jacmel which is still reeling from the effects of the devastating earthquake. A group of physicians led by Dr. Magloir continues to visit Haiti twice a year, bringing with them donated supplies and equipment from VIDA. Thanks to the generosity of so many, thousands of impoverished Haitians have received care. Most recently, the group carried 25 suitcases of expensive respiratory supplies and equipment along with patient care materials. The value of the materials was in excess of $100,000. These type of shipments will continue six times a year due to your support.
We are also pleased to announce that are earlier ocean container sponsored by Otis McAllister, Inc. carrying $250,000 in aid has cleared customs and is in transit to St. Damien's Pediatric Hospital. We look forward to sharing more information on this shipment in the next report.
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Feb 6, 2014
Container bound for St. Damien Hospital
By Adam See | Executive Director
VIDA is establishing a foothold in Haiti. VIDA will be making its second shipment to St. Damien Pediatric Hospital that provides free healthcare to Haiti’s poorest children. St. Damien performs advanced medical care from cancer treatment to surgeries for children who would otherwise die. The container is sponsored by our shipping partner Otis McAllister and is carrying 12 pallets of medical supplies and equipment including patient gowns, surgical gowns, exam gloves, diapers, and exam tables donated by Stanford Hospital. The shipment also contains 50,000 face masks donated by CVS Pharmacy.
VIDA is also continuing our support for a project in Cayes Jacmel, managed by Haitian born physician, Alix J.Magloir. Dr. Alix has been providing critical care to thousands residents with the aid of VIDA. Dr. Magloire works with a team of doctors and volunteers who provide care and help transport the donated supplies to remote communities surrounding Cayes Jacmel.
VIDA thank are Global Giving donors for their generous support and making our work in Haiti possible.
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Oct 7, 2013
VIDA Navigating Turbulent Waters in Aiding Haiti
By Adam See | Executive Director
VIDA is navigating turbulent waters to aid Haiti. VIDA ‘s shipment to St. Damien Hospital the premier pediatric hospital in Haiti that provides all services free of charge is currently being held in a Miami warehouse awaiting final customs approval. The container is sponsored by our shipping partner Otis McAllister and is carrying 12 pallets of medical supplies including patient gowns, surgical gowns, exam gloves, surgical gloves, surgical kits and a sundry of patient care items. Included in the shipment is one pallet of sterile surgical gloves valued at over $50,000.
For the past three years, VIDA has embarked on a grassroots strategy to bring medical aid to the poorest areas of Haiti. VIDA’s project in Cayes Jacmel, managed byHaitian born physician, Alix J.Magloir. Dr. Alix has been providing critical care to thousands residents with the aid of VIDA. Dr. Magloir will be taking another trip in early November to the project, carrying over 80 boxes of medical supplies donated by VIDA and made possible by your generous support. Over the past two years, the government has tightened the regulations for donated aid. As a result, the process to ship large containers of aid has become more complex and time consuming. One such exampleis the new requirement that the shipment’s inventory contain the manufacturing date and manufacturers location ( in addition to the expiration date which VIDA already provides) of every item in the shipment. This has significantly increased the inventorying of products and in some cases has eliminated certain products from being sent. However, we are happy to say that VIDA is committed to supplying this project and will continue to supply physician and community groups travelling to Haiti on a monthly basis to provide healthcare to the poor.
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