Partnership with the Hospital Saint-Antoine, Jérémie (Grand'Anse), Haiti

    Published on February 17, 2017 – Updated on February 20, 2017
    Country: Haiti
    Capital: Port-au-Prince
    Population: 10,71 million inhabitants (2015)
    Official languages: Creole and French
    City : Jérémie
    Name of the institution: Hôpital Saint-Antoine
    Partners: Hôpital Saint-Antoine  in Jérémie, CHU de Nantes  (in collaboration with Gynécologie sans frontières), the city of Nantes, Association des Maires de la Grand’Anse
     

    The project
    The principal goal is to reduce mother and child mortality in the region of Grand’Anse.  This project is focusing on reinforcing the capacities of the Hôpital Saint-Antoine (HSA) maternity Jérémie, being the reference hospital of Grand’Anse. 


    Visite de de la maternité de l’hôpital Saint-Antoine
    Realizations :
    • Project Manager recruitment at HSA;
    • training and support for the maintenance technician in charge of the equipment;
    • recruitment of a plumber-bricklayer in charge of construction and maintenance operations at HSA;
    • technical workshop construction;
    • refurbishing and reorganization of the maternity (layout, fluxes, electricity);
    • maternity equipment and  staff training;
    • construction/rehabilitation of the hospital’s surroundings;
    • improvement of care techniques organization of the maternity and additional training for the nursing staff and medical staff;
    • improvement on waste management and cleaning procedures