SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Days of heavy rain have caused hundreds of deaths and destroyed homes in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. At least 280 people have been killed, many of them swept away when rain-swollen rivers burst their banks, authorities in the neighboring Caribbean countries said on Tuesday. Other reports on the devastation …
BRA is looking for licensed volunteer health care professionals from the United States and Canada to work in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. If you are an internist, gynecologist, nurse, public health expert, optometrist, opthalmologist or a pediatrician, or medical administrator, you may apply by contacting Ulrick Gaillard at bra@bkreative.net or (917) 627-5026. The duration …
Preocupa Sida afecte 5% población bateyes La directora de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), Elena Brineman, mostró anoche su preocupación por los resultados arrojados en la Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud (ENDESA 2002) en relación con la prevalencia de 5% de infección de SIDA entre los habitantes de los …
NEW YORK ? The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) and the Alianza Dominicana announced this morning at a press conference their plan to collaboratively assist victims of the recent devastating floods and landslides that have caused more than 1950 deaths in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. ?We are making an urgent appeal to everyone to assist …
Dajabon, Dominican Republic -. On this April 14th, 2004, BRA?s multinational foreign volunteer health professionals returned to their makeshift clinics in Dajabon to deliver emergency medical and dental care to hundreds of Haitian and Dominican families. ?We were able to provide free medical and dental assistance with free medicines, vitamins, food and clothing supplies to …
BRA’s 2nd International Conference, February 27, 2004 – Barnard College, New York City. ?It is virtually impossible for Haiti or the Dominican Republic to think that one country can live on the island pretending that the other does not exist. Despite past historical unfortunate experiences or even current unresolved bilateral issues, economic globalization and day-to-day …
Santo Domingo, DR.- The Executive Director of the Batey Relief Alliance, Ulrick Gaillard, joins the executive board of the Dominican Republic’s Lions Club Arroyo Hondo Santo Domingo (Club de Leones Arroyo Hondo). “It is a great honor for me to be part of this great work, and serve with those who care about the rest …
Santo Domingo, DR.- El director ejecutivo del Consejo Estatal del Azúcar (CEA), Víctor Manuel Báez, informó ayer que más de 2 mil personas recibieron atenciones médicas en el Batey Gautier, de Boca Chica, durante un operativo realizado por médicos especializados de los Estados Unidos. Henry Copp, Virtudes Berroa, Vitcor Manuel Baez El funcionario explicó que …
