BELLADERE BAPTISTE GLOBAL HEALTH FORUM

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BELLADERE BAPTISTEGLOBAL HEALTH FORUM

• MULTIPLE HATS FOR ONE HEAD
• RALPH TERNIER, MD

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Geographic overview

• Belladere district of 70,000 people in central
  haitian-DR border
• BAPTISTE important region in belladere
  mountains
• Population appro 15,000 people

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Health profile (3-4 years ago)

• 3 rooms dispensary
• 1 aids nurse , dressing clerk and a cleaner
• Services providedImmunisation,OPD, prenatal,
  pediatric consultation
• Daily visits 5-10/day
• Weekly mobile clinics in remote localities(6)
  through belladere hospital
• Patients charged for consultation and drugs
• Complicated and severe cases go to belladere hosp

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Health profile(cont)

• High maternal mortality rate
• Belladere hosp death Baptiste

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Changes through new partnership

• Commitment PIH and Holy Family and PÈRE FREDERIC
  in 2006
• MOH supervision
• Medical director 2 hats (MOH-PIH)
• Renovation and new facilities construction(wards)
• Staffing pr 2 doctors, 1 RN, 1 lab tech, 1
  pharmacist, 1 data clerk
• 20 community workers(accompagnateurs and
  community health workers)
• Ultrasound and trained staff
• All services for free of charge

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Impact

• 60 patients/day
• 10 delivries by trained professionals/month
• Main programs of MOH improved

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Challenges and needs

• Facilities and equipments
• Human ressources
• Training for staff
• Four pillars (HIV,TB,womens health,STDs) still
  weak.
• Road
• MGD in baptiste

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Perspectives

• New health center
• Larger staff
• Water project
• Independance from belladere hospital
• Gather new partners on the field
• Long term plans with existing ones
• Strengthen MOH leadership to reach more people
• Extend partnership to other area with mediocre
  health care

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CONCLUSION