The population of Dondon is 35,000 with the size of 121 km2 divided into 5 rural juridictions (Brostage, Laguille, Matador, Haut-du-Trou and Bassin-Caiman) and the town's Central area. Health care is inadequately rendered through a dispensary and a health center located in the town where a physician visits 2 days a week. In the rural areas where most of people live, healthcare is non-existent, leaving people susceptible to otherwise treatable diseases. ODID's Health division goals is to improve access to healthcare to the Dondon community. Our Health committee is composed of members from New York, Miami, Georgia, Dondon, Cap- Haitien and Port-Au-Prince.

OUR Approach:
• Recruit a pool of Health practitioners, particularly those from Dondon at the local, national and the Diaspora to volunteer their services
• Organize medical health missions to complement the provision of health services
• Establish relationships with leading pharmaceutical and medical supply companies, to deliver medical supplies and medications
• Forge strong institutional partnerships to complement our pool of potential volunteers to implement our programs effectively
• Forge a partnership with the Ministry of Health
• Maximize impact of our efforts by leveraging international partners strengths, working collectively toward shared goals

Activities of Focus
Provision of health services: In partnership with Cap-Haitien Health Network, ODID has so far held 4 clinics at a Health center in rural Dondon since May 2015. Another two-day mobile clinic at the main square during the town's festival in July. The rural health center is located in Brostage, the 1st rural section of the town with an estimated population of 6000 people. The area has no health services although a Health center built a few years ago in Brostage was never opened.

A total of 50 clients was pre-registered for the May clinic but 200 showed up. The doctor with the assistance of one Nurse, saw and treated 54 patients. The demand was so great that a two-day mobile clinic was followed in July before the 5-day annual festival organized by our organization. Turn-out level and the extend of the need has convinced us of a more sustained health program throughout the community by:

1) Holding monthly health clinics at the Brostage Health Clinic which has the potential for becoming a full-fledged specialty community clinic.

2) Holding 2-3 day mobile health clinic in the center square of the town at the annual festival in July. In addition, the town's catholic saint celebration in November 11th offers a gathering opportunity for a successful _mobile clinic.

3) Hosting one mobile clinic at each of the rural section (4 total) to coincide with the patron saint celebrations of each of the rural areas.

If you are interested in joining our pool of volunteers, please send us an email at: info@dondonhaiti.org

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