By Christopher Glass | Communications Officer
I want to share a story with you about Brigitte, one of many women helped by your support of the Safe Motherhood Kit (TM).
Our friend Brigitte had a choice— and it’s a choice that no one should have to make. She could either feed her
family for the month, or she could buy the essential medical supplies she needed to safely deliver her new baby.
Brigitte lives outside of Port au Prince, Haiti, where many patients have to provide their own supplies when they enter the hospital. These basic supplies, such as gauze and a scalpel, cost $35 – the same amount Brigitte’s family makes in an entire month. But without these crucial items, the risk of serious infection and even death is very real for expectant women like Brigitte.
Thankfully, IMA staff in Haiti recently gave her some good news. Thanks to generous supporters like you, Brigitte received the supplies needed for a safe birth. She recently welcomed a new life into the world, a baby boy, safely and without fear.
And because of IMA’s ongoing work in Haiti, Brigitte also received safe drugs to ward off a host of debilitating tropical diseases, and her child may receive a new pair of TOMS Shoes to help prevent infection and soil-borne disease.
Instead of facing sickness and even death, Brigitte now looks forward to a healthy future. Thank you for helping Brigitte and her family find hope and a new beginning!
Attached are several photos from a recent distribution at the Center De Sante in Quartier-Morin. The Center De Sante is located just south of Cap Haitien, not far from the north coast of Haiti.
Another shipment of more than 3,000 kits are scheduled to be delivered soon. We'll post more photos as they become available!
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