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Physicians for Peace - 2010 Haiti Earthquake (DONATION COLLECTIONS SITES: MEDICAL EQUIP.)

Organization:
Facility Type: Medical Facility
Status: Open

Address:
MAIL ADDR: 229 West Bute Street, Norfolk, VA 2351
Port-au-Prince, HT 00000

Region:Ouest
County/Parish:



Main/General Business Number: 757-625-7680
Website: http://physiciansforpeace.org/


Mission: Our mission is to further the cause for world peace and international goodwill by providing quality medical education and care to those in need.





This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

Notes:

To Donate Prosthetics:

Physicians for Peace, in partnership with Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics, is accepting new and used prosthetics at more that 650 Hanger locations across the United States:

Go to this link and you can quickly find the location of the facility nearest you by entering one or all of the following search criteria. There are 600 locations nationwide
: http://www.hanger.com/locations/Pages/default.aspx

In the Norfolk, Virginia area, you can bring new and used prosthetics, canes, walkers, wheelchairs, canes, and crutches to:

Physicians for Peace Warehouse
2117 Springfield Ave, Norfolk, VA
Boxes may also shipped to this address at any time, Attn: Ken Hudson

(Please do not bring or ship clothing or other items. For these types of donations, please contact the Red Cross.)

To Donate Crutches and Other Devices:

Items may be shipped to this address:

Physicians for Peace, Attn: Ken Hudson
2117 Springfield Ave, Norfolk, VA 23523

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FROM THE SITE:

The number of injured and disabled in Haiti has risen dramatically (and will
continue to rise) because of the earthquake. At the same time, much of the
resources that had been established to treat the disabled in Haiti have been destroyed. Heather Mills is speaking out to help Physicians for Peace and Hanger
collect prosthetics, crutches, canes, walkers, and wheelchairs to support the
work of Physicians for Peace in Haiti providing care for the injured and disabled.

Haiti has a long recovery road ahead, and the restoring, rebuilding and retraining process Physicians for Peace is engaged in will take place over the coming days, months and years. What was not destroyed in the earthquake has been damaged or looted since. Reports from our partners on the ground are grim, but we are hoping to send a team of nurses down to Haiti in the near future, as nursing care is an area of dire shortage. We also know that recent amputees will need at least 2-4 months of healing before we are able to fit a prosthetic device.

During that time, we will work with our partners to identify whether we can use existing structures or somehow build temporary work space and bring in the specialized equipment needed to prepare and fit prosthetic devices: ovens, routers, vacuum pumps, drills, sanders and saws, as well as generators and lights. Once the equipment is set up, we will be able to ship containers of supplies (refurbished prosthetic limbs and mobility devices) and also to send prosthetists and physical therapists to work on a 2 week rotating basis for as long as possible to meet the projected overwhelming demand. These teams will work side by side with our surviving staff on the ground in Haiti, and will train new specialists to continue the work of the Walking Free program long after the immediate crisis has subsided.

Physicians for Peace has been providing medical education and training in Haiti for several years, particularly in rehabilitation for trauma victims through its internationally recognized Walking Free program. The Walking Free Program’s partner network includes Healing Hands for Haiti and St. Vincent’s School for Handicapped Children, both in the capital city of Port au Prince. Healing Hands for Haiti has been providing Orthotic and Prosthetic services to the people of Haiti since 1998 using both US and Haiti specialists. St. Vincents School for Handicapped Children is a multi-service facility that provides preschool through high school education, vocational training, physical therapy and medical care. The medical clinic, which includes a small surgical suite, sees over 1000 patients a month for primary care, developmental evaluation and 20-30 corrective surgical procedures.

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PARTNERED WITH Healing Hands For Haiti - SEE CAT FACILITY RECORD AT:
http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/edit/4996

Info Source/Changes:
corrected region
(see full history)

Created At: Sun Feb 21 05:37:31 +0000 2010
Updated At: Wed Jul 13 03:51:48 +0000 2011
Updated By: LPar


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