Dispensarie of St Mary of the Immaculate Conception

Source at:
http://saintmaryhaiti.com/want_to_get_involved_donate.htm

Over-The-Counter Medical Supplies - Haiti is a country with almost non-existent medical care. You donations of simple over-the-counter items that you would find in any regular American household can go a long way to help ease the pain and suffering of the average Haitian. Items in high demand include:

Band-Aids
Medical tape and dressings
Ace bandages
Q-Tips / Cotton Swabs
Antibiotic ointments
Antacid tablets (please limit donations of liquids due to transportation issues)
Ibuprofen or Tylenol products
Children's and Adult Vitamins
Cough / Cold / Allergy Tablets
Latex gloves
Plastic Baby Bottles / Nipples
Kleenex (travel packs or small boxes)


We are also looking for companies that manufacture or sell these types of supplies to become corporate donation partners. For more information, please contact us at jjnewell55 @aol.com.

Professional, Hospital, and Prescription Medical Supplies - If you are a medical company or medical professional, you can provide an extended level of aid by donating supplies that can aid healthcare professionals in delivering much-needed help to the people of Haiti. For more information on specific needs or to discuss your donation, please contact us at jjnewell55 @aol.com.

Many Other Ways - There are many other creative ways to help with the efforts in Haiti:

Donate a car - The car can be sold to provide monetary funds to support activities or, in some cases, can be donated directly to support aid givers in Haiti.

Donate time or talent to support one of our fundraisers. Appropriate gifts in kind are always appreciated.
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The next major construction endeavor was to build a new dispensary for Pendus. The existing dispensary was basically a two-roomed (both approximately 10-foot by 10-foot each) concrete building. Not much space for Madam Marcel Garson to utilize for the medical needs of the area.

Several of the doctors that had already been to Pendus met with Father Cha Cha and “drew” up plans on a napkin during his visit to Lafayette in August 2001. Those plans were the springboard for what was finally built. Construction began in the fall of 2001. Named “The Dispensary of St Mary of the Immaculate Conception” it was formally dedicated during the March 2002 group’s visit.

This building has a large waiting room, two examination rooms, a birthing room, a pharmacy, an office/records room, an overnight room, a storage room and a small indoor bathroom. On the wall of the birthing room, local artist Jean Saul painted a beautiful new-born baby lying on a bed with the Holy Spirit (in the form of a dove) above it. He also painted the words which translate to “This is my little one whom I love, in him I find my pleasure.”

The dispensary sits on a two-acre plot located just east of the church complex, downhill toward the Pendus River. It is surrounded by an eight-foot high concrete block fence with barbed wire on top (to keep out any potential intruders). The courtyard area in front of the dispensary is shaded by a huge 100-year old tree, whose branches form an umbrella over most of the courtyard area. There also is a small “out-building” which can be used as either a guardhouse or a place for any doctors who come for extended stays in Pendus. There also is a cistern behind the dispensary to collect rain water from the roof. The balance of the fenced in area is covered by banana trees, making it took like a thick tropical forest.

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