By Margarita Pilier | Project Coordinator
Dear Donor, please receive a warm greeting. As you know, we started this fundraiser to provide a quality health center to the disabled children of the deprived communities of the La Altagracia province and your contribution helps us get one step closer to our goal.
We truly appreciate your support !
The center began in 2019 as a response to the 10% of children under the age of 12 in the eastern region with special needs such as Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy and learning disabilities.
Currently, the neurodevelopmental disorders treated at the CEDI are: autism, down syndrome, behavioral disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders associated with a medical condition (epilepsy, malnutrition and genetics), psychomotor retardation, cerebral palsy, learning disorders, emotional disorders and /or mental, intellectual disability and communication disorders, among others.
3,669 patients have been treated from January to November 2025
More than 90% of the patients come from the surrounding community of Verón. The rest come from Higüey, capital of the province, and La Romana, the neighboring province. It is the only center of its kind in the eastern region of the Dominican Republic.
The areas with the highest number of served patients are:
An innovative, warm and quality medical service for patients with disabilities are one of the main objectives of the center.
We continue to improve administrative and patient care areas through the implementation of new procedures
There are still many needs to meet in terms of equipment; for example 1 electric treadmill for physical therapy, 1 medical software for the comprehensive management of the center, security cameras system, staff training and supplies, among others.
Given that it is the only center of its kind in the entire eastern region of the country and the demand of the population has been increasing, we hope to expand the facilities of the center in the near future.
We look forward to continue partnering with you in order to get these goals together
We will keep you informed about the progress of the project. If you have any comment, advice or question, please feel free to direct them to us and we will answer as best we can.
There is no way to fully express our gratitude for your support
Best wishes,
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