Haiti faces many serious health issues. For each of these issues ICC has created programs to address those specific needs. To find out more and learn what you can do to alleviate the suffering of those who need our help, identify an issue of personal concern for you below and follow the link to the detailed page.
Preventable Childhood Disease:
Thousands of innocent boys and girls living in Haiti suffer from deadly diseases that could easily be prevented. International Child Care vaccinates children against diseases including diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio and measles. Read more...
HIV/AIDS:
In Haiti, over 450,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS. Since the mid 1990s, International Child Care has been bringing medical and psycho-social support to patients living with HIV. Critical Anti-Retroviral (ARV) treatment services have also been implemented allowing ICC to diagnose, treat and monitor children and adults who are infected with HIV/AIDS. Read more...
Inadequate Sanitation:
Inadequate sanitation contributes to the spread of disease. Diarrheal illness, a leading cause of death in Haiti, can be attributed to poor sanitation. Through the building of latrines International Child Care helps fight the spread of disease. Read more...
Contaminated Water:
Twenty-nine percent of Haiti´s total population – 2.3 million people – does not have access to potable water. International Child Care health workers educate Haitians about the importance of drinking clean water and in rural areas. Where public water is not available, ICC digs wells to provide safe drinking water for entire communities. Read more...
Illiteracy:
In the developing world there exists a strong correlation between the education level of parents and the health of their children. In the crowded slums throughout Haiti´s capital over 47% of adults are illiterate. By providing literacy training as an extension of International Child Care´s health work, lives are being transformed and empowered in ways that infuse a new sense of hope, self-esteem and ultimately sustainable means for men and women to better support themselves and their families. Read more...
Poverty and Women:
Breaking the cycle of poverty can start with one small loan. Through the support of International Child Care´s Micro-Enterprise Loan program, women are able to generate income and become more self-sufficient providing their families with the basic necessities that poverty denies such as food and health care. Read more...
Infant and Maternal Mortality:
Haiti has one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates in the world. In an effort to reduce the unnecessary suffering and death associated with childbearing, International Child Care trains Traditional Birth Attendants (midwives) in the techniques of delivery, importance of proper hygiene, signs of complications in pregnancy or delivery, and the dangers of certain traditional Haitian practices. Read more...
Tuberculosis:
Haiti has the highest per capita burden of tuberculosis in Latin America. TB is one of the country´s greatest infectious killers of both youth and adults. International Child Care has a leading role in the prevention and cure of tuberculosis in Haiti through the national TB program. ICC distributes drugs, monitors cure rates, provides training, technical assistance and coordination reaching over 5,000,000 people. Read more...
Malnutrition:
Malnutrition remains among the most critical problems worldwide, particularly for the underprivileged and poor in developing countries like Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Thankfully, much of the suffering caused by malnutrition is preventable. International Child Care offers several programs to help combat malnutrition and its harmful effects. Read more...
ICC Health Related Programs
Haití tiene muchas cuestiones muy graves de la salud. De cada uno de estos cuestiones, ICC ha creído programas para ayudar con cada necesidad especifica. De aprender mas sobre el tópico y lo que Ud. puede hacer para aliviar el sufrimiento de mucha gente, identifique una cuestión que Ud. le interesa de abajo y sigue el link a la pagina detallada.
Enfermedades Juveniles Previsibles:
Miles de niños inocentes en Haití, sufren de enfermedades que pudieran ser prevenidas muy fácilmente. ICC vacuna contra otras enfermedades muy contagiosas de la niñez como díptera, tétano, la tos convulsiva, polio y mézales. Read more...
VIH/SIDA:
En Haití, mas que 450,000 personas vivan con VIH/SIDA. Desde los años 1990, el Hospital de Niños Grace ha traído el apoyo psico-social y medico a los pacientes de VIH. En 2005, los servicios críticos de tratamiento anti-retrovirus fueron añadidos que permiten que ICC pueda diagnosticar, tratar y monitorizar los niños y adultos que tienen VIH/SIDA. Read more...
Servicios Sanitarios Inadecuados:
Los servicios sanitarios inadecuados también contribuyen a la propagación de la enfermedad en Haití. Por construir unos excusados exteriores International Child Care lucha contra la propagación de la enfermedad. Read more...
Agua Contaminada:
Veintinueve por ciento de la población total de Haití- 2.3 millones de personas- no tiene acceso al agua limpio. Los empleados de la salud de ICC saben que la educación sobre la importancia del agua sana es esencial. En áreas rurales, donde el agua publico no es disponible, ICC construye los pozos por proporcionar el agua sana por comunidades enteras. Read more...
El Analfabetismo:
Analfabetismo, la pobreza y la mala salud con concretamente relacionadas en el país de Haití. En los barrios abarrotados en el capital de Haití, más que 47% de adultos no pueden ni leer ni escribir. Por proporcionar el entrenamiento del alfabetismo como una extensión del trabajo de la salud de ICC, muchas vidas se transforman y de nuevo, ellos tienen un sentimiento de esperanza y un día, ellos pueden mantener mejor a sus familias y ellos mismos. Read more...
La Pobreza y las Mujeres:
El rompimiento del ciclo de la pobreza puede empezar con un préstamo muy pequeño. Con el apoyo de los préstamos de Micro-Empresa, las mujeres pueden generar ingresos y hacerse más suficientes. Ellas tienen la capacidad de proporcionar a sus familias las necesidades básicas como la comida y la asistencia medica. Read more...
Mortalidad Maternal E infantil:
Haití tiene uno de los ratos lo más altos de la mortalidad de infantes y madres en todo el mundo. En una fuerza de reducir el sufrimiento y muerte asociada con el nacimiento, Internacional Child Care entrena unas Entregas Tradicionales del Nacimiento, o parteras en las técnicas del parto y la importancia de la higiene, señales de complicaciones en el embarazo y el parto, y los riesgos de algunas prácticas tradicionales haitianas. Read more...
Tuberculosis:
Haití tiene la tasa la mas alta de tuberculosis en América Latina. TB es uno de los matadores infecciosos lo más peligrosos de ambos los niños y adultos también. International Child Care tiene un papel muy importante en la prevención y la cura de la tuberculosis en Haití y por el programa nacional de TB. ICC distribuye las drogas, monitoriza las tasas de cura, proporciona el entrenamiento, asistencia técnica y coordinación por más que 5, 000,000 personas. Read more...
La Mala Nutrición:
La mala nutrición todavía esta una de los problemas lo mas graves por todo el mundo, especialmente para los pobres en países en vías de desarrollar como Haití y la Republica Dominicana. Agraciadamente, mucho del sufrimiento causado por la mala nutrición es prevenible. International Child Care ofrece algunos programas para luchar contra la mala nutrición y sus efectos peligrosos. Read more...
Otros Programas de la Salud de ICC
Haiti faces many serious health issues. For each of these issues ICC has created programs to address those specific needs. To find out more and learn what you can do to alleviate the suffering of those who need our help, identify an issue of personal concern for you below and follow the link to the detailed page.
Preventable Childhood Disease:
Thousands of innocent boys and girls living in Haiti suffer from deadly diseases that could easily be prevented. International Child Care vaccinates children against diseases including diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio and measles. Read more...
HIV/AIDS:
In Haiti, over 450,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS. Since the mid 1990s, International Child Care has been bringing medical and psycho-social support to patients living with HIV. Critical Anti-Retroviral (ARV) treatment services have also been implemented allowing ICC to diagnose, treat and monitor children and adults who are infected with HIV/AIDS. Read more...
Inadequate Sanitation:
Inadequate sanitation contributes to the spread of disease. Diarrheal illness, a leading cause of death in Haiti, can be attributed to poor sanitation. Through the building of latrines International Child Care helps fight the spread of disease. Read more...
Contaminated Water:
Twenty-nine percent of Haiti´s total population – 2.3 million people – does not have access to potable water. International Child Care health workers educate Haitians about the importance of drinking clean water and in rural areas. Where public water is not available, ICC digs wells to provide safe drinking water for entire communities. Read more...
Illiteracy:
In the developing world there exists a strong correlation between the education level of parents and the health of their children. In the crowded slums throughout Haiti´s capital over 47% of adults are illiterate. By providing literacy training as an extension of International Child Care´s health work, lives are being transformed and empowered in ways that infuse a new sense of hope, self-esteem and ultimately sustainable means for men and women to better support themselves and their families. Read more...
Poverty and Women:
Breaking the cycle of poverty can start with one small loan. Through the support of International Child Care´s Micro-Enterprise Loan program, women are able to generate income and become more self-sufficient providing their families with the basic necessities that poverty denies such as food and health care. Read more...
Infant and Maternal Mortality:
Haiti has one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates in the world. In an effort to reduce the unnecessary suffering and death associated with childbearing, International Child Care trains Traditional Birth Attendants (midwives) in the techniques of delivery, importance of proper hygiene, signs of complications in pregnancy or delivery, and the dangers of certain traditional Haitian practices. Read more...
Tuberculosis:
Haiti has the highest per capita burden of tuberculosis in Latin America. TB is one of the country´s greatest infectious killers of both youth and adults. International Child Care has a leading role in the prevention and cure of tuberculosis in Haiti through the national TB program. ICC distributes drugs, monitors cure rates, provides training, technical assistance and coordination reaching over 5,000,000 people. Read more...
Malnutrition:
Malnutrition remains among the most critical problems worldwide, particularly for the underprivileged and poor in developing countries like Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Thankfully, much of the suffering caused by malnutrition is preventable. International Child Care offers several programs to help combat malnutrition and its harmful effects. Read more...
ICC Health Related Programs
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