HumaniTerra stepped in to help Haiti days after the January 12th 2010 earthquake: four months of emergency reconstructive and care missions and the reconstruction of the “National Nursing School” of Port-au-Prince.
HAITI EMERGENCY - HUMANITARIAN MEDICAL BRIDGE
On January 12th 2010 the Republic of Haiti was devastated by an earthquake of incredible force. Faced with this disaster, HumaniTerra acted quickly to help by sending surgical relief teams under the “Humanitarian Bridge for Haiti” program set up by the PACA region. By itself, HumaniTerra sent 17 medical teams from January to April, 1500 consultations were carried out, 450 surgical interventions, 1 ton of equipment transported.
Partners: Provence Alpes Cote d’Azur region, Lions Club
THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE “NATIONAL NURSING SCHOOL” OF PORT AU PRINCE
Bolstered by our knowledge of care facilities reconstruction in Afghanistan and in Cambodia, Haiti’s Public Health and Population Ministry entrusted us to rebuild the “National Nursing School” which collapsed during the earthquake, killing a large amount of student nurses and teachers. We have also been asked to train operating theatre nurses and nurse anaesthetist.
HumaniTerra International inaugurated in 2011 the new “National Nursing School of Port au Prince” (ENIP): a 1000 m² prefabricated, movable, modular, anti-seismic and anti-cyclonic training centre (build of refurbished shipping containers) that welcomes 300 students.
Partners: Ministry of Foreign and European Affaires Crisis Centre, Foundation de France, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur region, Lions Club International Foundation, Stérience
Training specialized nurses: Well before the earthquake, there was a severe shortage of paramedics specialized in anaesthetics and operating theatre nurses, which made surgeons work difficult. In Port au Prince’s University’ Hospital, HumaniTerra trains and strengthens operating theatre nurses and nurse anaesthetists, it also is ensuring the training of two head-nurses who will be in charge of specialized training and following up the program.
THE CREATION OF MOBILE SURGICAL BOOTHS FORT HAITI’ STATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Thanks to its pioneering idea, HumaniTerra is producing mobile surgical booths allowing two simultaneous operations. These high aseptic surgical booths are built on refurbished, movable and modular shipping containers. This solution will allows Port au Prince’s University Hospital to swiftly offer once again surgical facilities in optimal conditions, while waiting for the final global restructuration that will take several more years.
Partners: Veolia force, Technigoup, French Development Agency
RECONSTRUCTIVE AND POLY-TRAUMATOLOGY SURGICAL CENTRE PROJET FOR HAITI’ STATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL – HUEH (2012-2015)
Confronted by the amount of requests made by its local partners, HumaniTerra has pledged to help rebuild Haiti’s health system, in accordance with the national sectorial politics. In its mission to help in the reconstruction, the Haitian’s Health Ministry has entrusted HumaniTerra with the set-up of a state-of-the-art public service in the University of Orthopaedic, Reconstructive and Functional Surgery Hospital (Trauma Centre), HumaniTerra’s core activity. Training is always the key element to any project. To teach the local personnel, HumaniTerra will send 5 reconstructive surgery teams each year until the centre is opened, then at least 3 missions a year for the following 5 years, before a progressive departure.