NEW YORK, New York. The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) will celebrate in 2007 its 10th year anniversary as a humanitarian aid entity addressing the socio-economic conditions for children and families severely affected by poverty, disease and hunger in the Caribbean, including those languishing in the bateyes of the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1997 by US-trained …
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic. A catchy bachata tittled “Amor de Batey,” also the theme song of a mini-telenovela depicting the story of a batey couple, is part of PSI’s (Population Services International) latest collaborative project to reduce STDs and HIV/AIDS in the bateyes of the Dominican Republic. To carry out this project, PSI is teaming …
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 30, 2006. Since 2005, the Batey Relief Alliance developed, in collaboration with the USAID, Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative and the Dominican Ministry of Health’s Digecitts, a comprehensive HIV/AIDS project delivering free testing, medical consults, medical services, ARVs, pre and post psychoemotional assistance, nutrition and clothing for impoverished AIDS sufferers, orphaned/vulnerable children …
QUALITY HEALTHCARE INSIDE BATEY CINCO CASAS— BRA Medical Center MONTE PLATA, Dominican Republic, June 5, 2006 — The Batey Cinco Casas, located about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Santo Domingo, is experiencing a social phenomenon never before seen, not even when sugar cane production was at the center of the Dominican Republic’s economy after the …
About twenty-five Health Promoters affiliated with BRA participated in a daylong training organized by Population Services International (PSI). The town of Don Juan in the Monte Plata province was the meeting place for the promoters, and other local grass-roots organizations, which will collaborate in a nation-wide project aiming at increasing the correct and consistent use …
The month of September has been particularly busy at Centro Medico BRA inside Batey Cinco Casas, with the arrival of a new group of professionals joining the Clinic’s team. Primary Care now has four doctors that see patients every day of the week. Particularly noteworthy is the addition of a fully equipped laboratory now offering …
“It is not easy for the inhabitants of the bateyes and rural communities of the Dominican Republic to consume a balanced diet,” said BRA’s CEO, Ulrick Gaillard. Several complex factors contribute to this problem, which takes its heaviest toll on the children who need proper nutrition to fully develop mentally and physically. People in these …
Haitian art Maestro, Lyonel Laurenceau (right), is famous around the world for his uniquely vibrant style, full of color, light and emotion work, which was recently featured at an exhibition in the Museo de Las Casas Reales in the Dominican Republic. During his visit to the DR in July, Mr. Laurenceau also became a supporter …
