• The average life expectancy is 51 years (men) and 52 years (women)
• 70% of the population are unemployed and suffer from poverty
• 40% of the population don’t have any access to primary health care
• For each 10,000 Haitians, there are 1.6 doctors, 1.3 nurses and 0.4 dentists
• Almost 20% of children die before the age of 5 in Haiti
• 75% of births take place in Haiti without any form of medical support
Welcome to the Haiti Hospital Appeal web-site. Founded in 2006, we’re a new charity
committed to serving the people of Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the world,
through the provision of an urgently needed health care system. We currently have
one health centre in Haiti providing health care to many people. Our desire for
2008 is to continue supporting this health centre and see the first section of a
new hospital facility opened, which will include a paediatric and maternity ward.
In 2008 we have also made the decision to expand our work to cater for the desperate
need of many orphans in Haiti through our first Children’s Home project which we
aim to be completed by the end of the year! Please take a look through our web-site,
and if you’re touched or inspired by anything you see and would like to help us fulfil
this dream then please contact us! Thanks for visiting! Pop back soon for updates!
