Healing Art Missions

14/09/2024

The hateful rhetoric in recent political discourse is causing real harm to Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, and elsewhere. There is no basis for the lies that are being spread. We recognize that the situation, at first, was so absurd as to be amusing, but the tide has turned and now these lies are being used to perpetuate violence against innocent people. We ask that you do not share misinformation about the immigrants in Springfield, even memes that poke fun at the perpetrators of this lie. Thank you, as always, for your support of the Haitian people-- both in Haiti and here in the U.S.

Donald Trump's false comment that immigrants are eating pets unwittingly thrust Springfield into the middle of a national conversation.

23/02/2024

Please plan to join us for a special screening of the film Madan Sara. This film will be presented in partnership with Denison University as part of their International Film Festival.

Madan Sara, a film by Etant Dupain, depicts the life and hardships of Haitian women known as Madan Sara.

Madan Sara work tirelessly to buy, distribute, and sell food and other essentials in markets throughout the country. The documentary tells the stories of these indefatigable women who work at the margins to make Haiti’s economy run.

This event is free and open to the public.

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
Time: 7 pm
Location: Higley Auditorium, Denison University

27/12/2023

This past year, 85% of Haitian healthcare facilities reported staff shortages due to professionals leaving Haiti. Many of these facilities had to reduce services, or close their doors entirely, as a result. Healing Art Missions has been working to address this issue. We recognize that Haiti will need a sufficient number of qualified healthcare providers to address the country's needs in the future, and that the current "brain drain" in Haiti is going to create long-term ripple effects. Since it is not safe to send our physicians into Port-au-Prince to conduct trainings, and since we do not have a clinic in that region to offer hands-on education, we have begun bringing medical residents into the southern peninsula with our Mobile Medical Team.

For two weeks each month, a resident works side-by-side with Dr. Jacques and the other physicians, nurses, and midwives who provide care. Not only are these students gaining important skills and fulfilling their training requirements, but they are also filling important gaps in medical care as specialty physicians become increasingly scarce in Haiti's rural regions. It is our hope that this program will help medical residents visualize themselves as part of the solution to Haiti's problems and demonstrate that it is possible to remain in Haiti and practice medicine.

Thanks to a generous grant from the So Hum Foundation, we will be able to continue this work in the coming year.

20/12/2023

Healing Art Missions' Mobile Medical Team serves the communities of Miragoâne and Port Salut in Haiti's southern peninsula. The team is comprised of two surgeons, two orthopedists, an anesthesiology resident, a nurse anesthetist, two general/emergency physicians, two midwives, a surgical nurse, and a pharmacist.
In Miragoâne: The Mobile Medical Team provides 100% of all orthopedic surgery and 80-90% of all general surgery and anesthesiology.

In Port Salut: Haiti's Ministry of Public Health has requested that the Team provide 100% of all pediatric surgeries and all complex adult surgeries, due to their high rates of positive outcomes.

From October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023, HAM provided the following services in the Southern Peninsula:
• Orthopedic consultations: 1,126
• Orthopedic surgeries: 64
• Surgical consultations: 1,292
• General surgeries: 797

13/12/2023

Healing Art Missions has an exciting new partnership with DonorSee, a crowdfunding platform where you can give directly to great causes. We have already funded two projects in support of the people of Haiti on the page. Please check out our site! We would appreciate your support!

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13/12/2023

It was a very challenging year for the students, parents, teachers, and administrators at the Charles Salomon Primary School. Due to circumstances beyond their control, the start of school was delayed until January, so they had to make up for a lot of lost time. The teachers are extraordinary, however, and did just that! All 25 of the school's returning students who were scheduled to take standardized tests passed with flying colors.

The Charles Salomon Primary School continues to serve children in Port-de-Paix who may not attend school otherwise. Classes are based on grade level, not age, so no student gets left behind.
• 358 Students pre-k through grade 9
• 33 Staff

Demier Clean Water and Health Program
This past year Healing Art Missions invested in 50 new 5-gallon water filtration systems and 30 repair kits for the community of Demier. Ferdinand and Calixte Juste are HAM employees who live in Demier and maintain the water systems, train the community on their use, and to provide basic health services, such as vaccinations.