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Konbit Sante: Cap-Haitien Health Partnership Konbit Santeโ€™s goal is to improve the sustainability of health care for the people of Haiti. "Sante" means health.

Our mission is to support the Haitian vision of a strong health system to improve the health of the people in northern Haiti. In Creole, a "konbit" refers to a traditional method of working together to till your friendsโ€™ fields as well as your own. People working side by side as equals toward a common purpose form the konbit. The health of the Haitian people is our common purpose, and the konbit includes everyone with their โ€œshoulder to the plowโ€ -- healthcare professionals, community groups, the Haitian government, U.S. and international funders, and our supporters and volunteers.

โ€œ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—œ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ.โ€Thatโ€™s the message Melick Darius sent us after completing a new training program for...
08/24/2026

โ€œ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—œ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ.โ€

Thatโ€™s the message Melick Darius sent us after completing a new training program for hospital technicians in northern Haiti.

Melick works at Justinien University Hospital (JUH), where he helps care for the hospitalโ€™s medical equipment. One of the biggest challenges hospitals face is keeping essential equipment working. When something breaks, there may not be anyone nearby with the skills to fix it.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€.

Melick was one of 16 technicians who took part in the program, and one of 10 who completed the training, passed the final exam, and earned a certificate.

Then came his first repair. An oxygen concentrator at JUH had been out of service for more than three weeks. Melick used the skills he had just learned to repair it. Now it's working again.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ: not just providing equipment, but investing in the people who keep that equipment working for years to come.

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ.

As we celebrate 25 years of working alongside our partners in northern Haiti, weโ€™re grateful to everyone who has made this possible.

๐Ÿ’™ Want to help keep care going? Becoming a monthly donor: https://konbitsante.org/civi/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=1&price_6=39&extra_fee=1&is_recur=1

Last week, Konbit Sante Executive Director Perry Newman spoke with Terry Stackhouse  of WMTW-TV about our work in Haiti ...
08/14/2026

Last week, Konbit Sante Executive Director Perry Newman spoke with Terry Stackhouse of WMTW-TV about our work in Haiti and the impact of ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians in the United States and for families and communities in Haiti.

For 25 years, Konbit Sante has worked alongside Haitian health professionals and communities in northern Haiti to strengthen healthcare and improve health outcomes. The close connections between Haiti and Maine make these issues deeply relevant to both communities.

Weโ€™re grateful to WMTW and Terry Stackhouse for giving Perry the opportunity to share more about this work and the people it touches.

Watch the full interview below, and please share it with your friends and family.

Maine nonprofit Konbit Sante provides medical support to Haiti amid...

An 18-year-old pregnant woman arrived at Serving Sante in Limbรฉ in critical condition. She has sickle cell disease and d...
08/06/2026

An 18-year-old pregnant woman arrived at Serving Sante in Limbรฉ in critical condition. She has sickle cell disease and dangerously low hemoglobin levels. She urgently needed a blood transfusion, but the blood supply at Serving Sante was limited.

The team acted immediately.

Clinicians accompanied her in the ambulance to the hospital in Milot, providing care throughout the journey. When her condition worsened along the way, they resuscitated her while calling ahead so the receiving team would be ready the moment she arrived.

๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.

Because she comes from a family with very limited means, Serving Sante provided every aspect of her care at no cost.

Afterward, Dr. Nelly Osias, the medical director, shared this message with us:

"๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป. ๐— ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ [๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต] ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น."

This story reminds us that lives are rarely saved by a single intervention. They are saved because an entire health system is ready to respond.

Your support helped make the ambulance available, train and equip healthcare workers, strengthen partnerships between hospitals, and ensure families can receive lifesaving care regardless of their ability to pay.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚.

Thank you for standing alongside our Haitian partners and making stories like this possible. Your generosity is helping build a stronger, more resilient health system, one life at a time.

For 25 years, Konbit Sante has partnered with communities in northern Haiti and witnessed both the resilience of the Hai...
07/09/2026

For 25 years, Konbit Sante has partnered with communities in northern Haiti and witnessed both the resilience of the Haitian people and the challenges they continue to face.

In this new opinion piece for the The Bangor Daily News, our Executive Director, Perry B. Newman, explains why Congress must act to protect Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians who have built their lives, families, and careers here in Maine.

We know our community cares deeply about these issues, and we hope you'll take a moment to read and share his perspective.

โ€œStripping lawful status away from people, separating families, and costing Maine businesses their workers serves no one and harms all of us.โ€

Thank you to the Hampton Area Rotary Club for welcoming Perry Newman to speak about the work of Konbit Sante in northern...
05/27/2026

Thank you to the Hampton Area Rotary Club for welcoming Perry Newman to speak about the work of Konbit Sante in northern Haiti. Weโ€™re grateful for the opportunity to share more about the challenges Haitian communities are facing and the power of partnership, collaboration, and long-term commitment in strengthening healthcare systems.

A huge thank you to the Rotary members for your engagement, thoughtful questions, and commitment to service above self. ๐Ÿ’›

We are deeply saddened to share the news that our beloved friend, supporter, advisor, and founding Executive Director, N...
05/18/2026

We are deeply saddened to share the news that our beloved friend, supporter, advisor, and founding Executive Director, Nate Nickerson, passed away at his home in Maine on Thursday, May 14, 2026, after a brief illness.

Nateโ€™s contributions to Konbit Sante are too numerous to capture. His greatest legacy, however, will live on in the thousands of lives he touched through decades of dedicated service to the people of northern Haiti.

Nateโ€™s creativity, his enthusiasm, his persistence, his resourcefulness, and his expertise across many disciplines enabled him to contribute to the well-being of patients throughout the north, and to the improvement of healthcare systems at hospitals and clinics large and small, public and private.

Simply put, Konbit Sante would not be what it is today without Nate. His vision, leadership, and unwavering commitment helped build the foundation of this organization and shaped its mission over many years. In the weeks and months ahead, we will share more about Nateโ€™s extraordinary life, his lasting impact, and the ways we plan to honor his memory.

For now, we remain committed to continuing the work to which Nate devoted so much of his life: improving the health and well-being of mothers, children, and families in northern Haiti. We can think of no more meaningful tribute to Nate than carrying that work forward with the same compassion, integrity, determination, and sense of purpose that he embodied every day.

03/31/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ?

For our partners in northern Haiti, this is not theoretical. It shapes care every single day.

Electricity is what makes healthcare possible. It powers equipment, keeps vaccines safe, ensures clean water, sterilizes instruments, and allows care to continue through the night. Without it, care does not just slow down. It stops.

Globally, ๐Ÿญ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. We see what that means in real time.

At Justinien University Hospital, electrical fires have destroyed entire departments and staff housing. At Serving Sante, power is still not reliable overnight. Their water system depends on electricity. Their equipment depends on electricity. When the power goes out, everything changes.

As Dr. Nelly Osias shared:
โ€œ๐˜๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฅ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ, ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜บ. ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ดโ€ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ด.โ€

๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€. When solar power was introduced at Serving Sante, care improved immediately. Less reliance on diesel. Lower costs. More stability. But the system is still not enough to meet growing demand. Critical gaps remain.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ž๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ. Not just installing solar, but strengthening entire systems so care can happen safely and consistently.

Because when power is reliable, everything changes. Lives are saved. Staff can work safely. Communities can trust care will be there when they need it.

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ $๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ,๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ $๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฌ,๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น.

Help us close the gap and keep care powered.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Donate now: https://konbitsante.org/civi/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=1

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ. In northern Haiti, the national grid has been offline for years. Hospi...
03/20/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ. In northern Haiti, the national grid has been offline for years. Hospitals and clinics rely on generators, solar systems, and hybrid infrastructure to keep essential services running.

That means:
โ€ข Oxygen concentrators
โ€ข Surgical lighting
โ€ข Refrigeration for medications
โ€ข Maternal and emergency care

All depend on reliable power systems that are often built and maintained locally, under challenging conditions.

๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด:

๐Ÿ“…๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ | ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  ๐—˜๐——๐—ง

You will hear from:

๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ข๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€“ Medical Director and OBGYN at Serving Santรฉ Hospital, sharing frontline insight into how infrastructure impacts patient care every day

๐—›๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฟ โ€“ Engineer and longtime Konbit Sante volunteer, focused on designing practical, resilient energy and water systems

Together, they will explore:
โ€ข Why reliable electricity is essential for safe care
โ€ข The role solar energy can play in clinical settings
โ€ข The realities of building and maintaining infrastructure in Haiti
โ€ข How partnerships are strengthening health systems across the region

This is a behind-the-scenes look at the systems that make healthcare possible, especially in places where nothing can be taken for granted.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Reserve your spot:

When the Grid Fails: The Importance of Infrastructure in Providing Healthcare in Northern Haiti โ€“ Zoom, Thu Mar 26, 2026 - Reliable electricity is one of the most importantโ€”and least visibleโ€”parts of safe medical care. In northern Haiti, where the national grid has been offline for years, hosp...

As we begin our ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ, weโ€™re reflecting on what has made reliable, high-quality car...
03/04/2026

As we begin our ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ, weโ€™re reflecting on what has made reliable, high-quality care possible through countless crises and challenges.

Again and again, the answer is clear: ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

One of the most urgent needsโ€”now more than everโ€”is ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. Since 2021, when national power stopped, ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ-๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ. Homes, clinics, and hospitals rely on generators and solar systems. When fuel runs short or prices rise, many go days without electricity.

For healthcare facilities, unstable power means:
โ€ข ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ
โ€ข ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ
โ€ข ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ
โ€ข ๐—˜๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€
โ€ข ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜

At Justinien University Hospital, the pediatric service has maintained uninterrupted care because Konbit Sante upgraded and continually monitors its solar systems. But our other partner sites urgently need repairs, expansions, and maintenance to keep their lightsโ€”and lifesaving equipmentโ€”on.

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€:
A childโ€™s oxygen concentrator only works if the ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป.
A vaccine stays safe only if the ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ.
A surgeon operates safely only when the ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†.

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ.

As part of our 25th-anniversary commitment, weโ€™re prioritizing improvements that reduce costs, strengthen resilience, and ensure uninterrupted care.

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.

Throughout March, weโ€™ll share stories, onsite photos, and a mid-month webinar so you can see exactly how your support strengthens northern Haitiโ€™s health system.

Thank you for standing with the clinicians and families of northern Haiti.

02/17/2026

๐—ž๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€! Their expertise in business development, digital strategy, organizational leadership, and international partnerships will help guide our next decade of impact in northern Haiti.

At the same time, we offer deep gratitude to two longtime board membersโ€”๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒฬ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ and ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ ๐—”๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒฬ, ๐— ๐—ฆ๐—ก, ๐—ฅ๐—กโ€”who are stepping down after years of dedicated service. Both remain trusted advisors and strong supporters of our mission.

๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€!

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐——๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜† / Business Leader & Community Advocate (Cap-Haitien)
Owner of Auberge du Picolet, Regine brings strong civic leadership and engagement through her work with the Chamber of Commerce of the North.

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป / Strategic Leader in Communications & Organizational Growth
A global communicator and strategist with experience at Fairchild Semiconductor and in the architecture/engineering sector, Fran brings a deep personal commitment to maternal and child health.

๐— ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต / Digital Strategy & Innovation Expert
Director of Enterprise Strategy at Delta Air Lines and former Bain consultant, Mike strengthens our capacity in digital transformation, AI, and long-term strategic planning.

๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐— ๐—— / Pediatrician & Leader in Medical Education
A pediatrician with extensive experience in clinical care and training nationwide, Dr. Pelletier led the Haitian Pediatric Association for 11 years and now practices at Espoir Hospital.

๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒฬ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ, ๐— ๐——
A leader in reproductive health and family planning, Dr. Telรฉmaque has directed national programs for UNFPA and Jhpiego. She began working with Konbit Sante in 2008 and served as our in-country director from 2010โ€“2012, making a lasting impact on maternal health initiatives.

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ ๐—”๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒฬ, ๐— ๐—ฆ๐—ก, ๐—ฅ๐—ก
Currently with the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP), Manuchca previously served as a nurse instructor, clinical preceptor, and wound care specialist with Konbit Sante after the 2010 earthquake. A board member since 2016, she continues to support our mission with unwavering dedication.

โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜’๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ.โ€
โ€” Perry Newman, Executive Director

Togetherโ€”with new voices joining us and longtime leaders continuing to guide usโ€”weโ€™re building a stronger, more resilient future for the communities we serve in northern Haiti.

Thank you for being part of our Konbit.

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