Supplies for Haitian Health-Care Facilities

Since protests demanding the ouster of Haitian President Jovenel Moise began in July 2018, Haiti has been in crisis mode. Electricity blackouts are a daily occurrence, fuel needed to transport supplies is in short supply, and the already high food insecurity level has reach the point of desparation. For our partner healthcare facilities in Greater Cap-Haitien, a regular stream of essential supplies is critical in ensuring that there is not a lapse in care for the tens of thousands of residents in their communities.

Konbit Sante purchases essential supplies and medicines for its partner facilities at lowest possible cost, and endeavors to fill three shipping containers per year. These containers contain everything from hospital beds and examination tables to emergency medical supplies and birthing kits to expectant mothers. We only provide supplies that are requested and needed by our partners to ensure that nothing goes to waste.

Konbit Sante has sent 18 containers of medical supplies and equipment to our partners over the past 17 years. Each one amounts to a more than 15 to 1 return on the shipping investment in terms of the value on the ground. Since we have a full-time presence in Cap-Haitien, we work together with our partners to strengthen their inventory and distribution systems to make sure these supplies reach the patients in need as intended. We also support the salary of a stock manager at Justinian University Hospital (the second-largest hospital in Haiti), who tracks supplies to ensure that new supplies are ordered before a stock-out occurs.

Links:

• http://www.konbitsante.org