Medical Mission in Haiti

Village Partners International, a non-profit volunteer-led organization founded in 2008, believes in partnering with others to help them help themselves. In Haiti and Uganda, the organization strives to improve medical care and public health services in remote villages, focusing on health, malnutrition, clean water, and maternity care. In Tampa, Village Partners focuses on the needs of the unhoused. Pat Tyre, a Franciscan Sister of Allegany, serves on Village Partners’ Advisory Council.

ACOR grant funding recently supported Village Partners’ medical mission in the rural and mountainous community of Mombin Crochu, Haiti. Haiti is facing widespread insecurity, institutional breakdown, and the collapse of basic social services. This mission marks a true act of courage and solidarity.

Village Partners collaborated with Hand to Heart for Mombin, a team of Haitian doctors, dentists, and nurses, who designed and staffed the mission to serve a population with limited access to healthcare services. The medical team provided specialized medical services, including surgeries, to 500 patients. Chronic conditions addressed include diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, obesity, and pulmonary disease. Dentists performed extractions, dental restorations, and prophylaxis treatments.

“The third medical mission of Hand to Heart for Mombin is a powerful testament to courage, resilience, and unity in a nation facing profound hardship,” shared Miles Cherenfant of Hand to Heart for Mombin-Crochu.

Grant partners like Village Partners are sources of hope and encouragement, providing life-affirming healthcare services to individuals with limited access to care.