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In February of 2005, a work team headed up by Pam Brochu of Haitian Ministries began the process of establishing a medical clinic on the grounds of the school of L'eglise Baptiste, working in conjunction with Pastor Noël and the church. Pam plans to bring medical mission teams from the US at least once each year to see patients at this clinic. His Hands for Haiti will be working with Pam Brochu as she works on establishing this clinic. Many years ago, this building, which is on the grounds of the school, had been used as a clinic. Pastor Noël had some renovations done to the buildng so it could be used for a clinic once again.  The clinic is now open every Saturday. Just inside the doorway, there is an open area which is used as a waiting area for patients.  When it is their turn to see the nurse, each patient must first register with Edeline Noradin ("Manmie") and pay for their visit.  L'eglise Baptiste has hired a Haitian nurse, Nounouch, who is available to see patients whenever the clinic is open. If a patient needs more care than Nounouch is able to give, they are referred to a doctor or a hospital in a near-by city.  Once a patient has been examined by the nurse, they are sent to the pharmacy of the clinic to receive whatever medicines and/or vitamins the nurse deems necessary, if they are available in the clinic's pharmacy.  The pharmacy is overseen by Louisanna Pierre ("Ti-Da") and Asthene Mondesir, who monitor the pharmacy's supplies and also collect payment for the medicines from each patient.  Pam plans to have the clinic take an active role at the school in Terrier Rouge doing routine health assessments and providing basic medical care for the approximately 1,000 children who attend the school.  Haitian Ministries has 2 more clinics in Labriyere and Lasoudrey that are operated by Haitians and serve an average of 200 patients a week. The patients at these clinics are most often suffering from fever, respiratory and skin infections, diarrhea, malnutrition, malaria, typhoid and AIDS.  If you would like more information about the clinic in Terrier Rouge or Haitian Ministries' other clinics in Labriyere and Lasoudrey, or if you are a doctor or nurse and you are interested in being part of a medical team to visit Haiti, you may contact Pam Brochu directly or visit Haitian Ministries' web site at - |