By Tim Holmes | Fundraising Coordinator
A large infrastructure project like this new Neonatal Care Unit takes time to come to fruition. This is especially true in a difficult environment like Haiti currently experiencing social, political and economic turmoil. Fundraising for such a large project, and getting the plans right, can be a lengthy process. But we're glad to be making progress on both fronts.
Thanks to some secured funding, HHA and our building partners, BHI, have been able to push ahead with the mother's accomodation plans which are now all but final (see attached). This was a critical part of the plans and something that is missing from the current set up. Being able to treat new mothers with the dignity they deserve, especially those with babies who require NICU care, is a top priority. So we're delighted that the new plans provide an amazing facility for families of NICU patients to be able to stay near their babies in comfort.
In addition, the plans for the main NICU space are also complete bringing to life the vision for this long awaited project. We're very excited by what the new NICU will offer, with bigger fully equipped NICU bed areas for more babies alongside all the additional facilities a leading NICU unit needs, such as staff areas, storage, breast-feeding rooms etc.
A recent story shows how important building NICU capacity is in Haiti. One of our community-based Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA) attended a birth where the baby quickly suffered breathing difficulties. The TBA arranged rapid transport to our NICU unit where the staff quickly determined the baby's lungs and liver were under developed. Treatment including CPAP breathing support and phototherapy thankfully saw the baby improve over a few days and is now home with Mum. But without the NICU facility available this baby could well have died. We're passionate about ensuring this NICU project continues at pace so that more babies can receive the best care available.
Thank you so much for your support!
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