Place: Jacmel, Haiti
Type of assistance: In the southern region of Haiti destroyed by the 2010 earthquake, a polyclinic was established for patients who live in tent settlements. Families are mostly completely without income and have no way to pay for healthcare at the state St. Michael hospital. As a result of the earthquake and the uncontrolled humanitarian crisis, people are suffering especially from cholera. The Czech organization Hand for Help built a hospital for the poorest, which is operated by Vysoká škola zdravotníctva a sociálnej práce svätej Alžbety, n.o.
Project significance: Saving lives of people who would otherwise not have healthcare provided. A Slovak doctor at the clinic treats approximately 50 patients per day.
Project costs: Initial costs 20 000 eur
Project implementer: Vysoká škola zdravotníctva a sociálnej práce svätej Alžbety, n.o. and Hand for Help
Slovak staff: 1 doctor, 1 logistician/social worker
Project duration: from 2011
Photo dating: 2011