Haiti Renewal Fund partner, CURE International, sent one of the first surgical teams into Haiti after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the country almost two months ago. Since then, CURE International’s medical teams from all over the world have provided life-saving care to the suffering people of Haiti. Overall, more than 100 volunteers have been sent into the country by CURE International.
CURE doctors after successful surgery
The center of operations for CURE International in Haiti is currently at the Hôpital Adventiste d’Haiti and is led by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Scott Nelson. CURE volunteer teams have been arriving on a regular basis to provide essential support to the hospital, with most of their work focused on surgery and follow-up care for Haitians with injuries sustained in the earthquake. Thanks to their dedicated contributions, more than 1,600 surgeries, castings and other procedures have been performed. The organization has also sent in teams of counselors on a regular basis to offer comfort and spiritual support to patients.
The CURE pediatric orthopedic hospital in Santo Domingo of the Dominican Republic has played an important role in CURE’s Haitian response. Since the initial days after the earthquake, it has provided orthopedic surgical services to Haitians who have come to the DR in need of medical care.
CURE’s current plans for Haiti are to continue to send more teams in support of the Adventist hospital for the foreseeable future. CURE is also working with government officials in the DR and Haiti to identify Haitian patients in need of critical, specialized care and arrange for their transport to the CURE Dominican Republic hospital for further treatment.
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