01 November, 2010
New York, N.Y. – The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) is dispatching on November 13th a team of medical professionals and experts from the United States to Haiti’s Southeast border region to respond, in part, to the cholera epidemic that is now affecting the Haitian population.
Led by BRA’s International Medical Director, Dr. Raymond Thertulien, the US-based group, in collaboration with the Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad, will spend one week at BRA’s medical center in Anse-a-Pitres working side by side with local BRA healthcare personnel to provide much needed medical attention to help ease/address the health crisis that is currently unfolding in various parts of the country. Additionally, the team will educate the people on the risk factors of cholera and treat those who may have already been affected by this deadly diarrheal disease.
The 13-member medical mission team (8 physicians, 4 nurses and 1 certified nurse anesthetist from Asheville, N.C., New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, Dominican Republic and Haiti) will also perform minor surgeries, and deliver care in general medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics. Free medicines, chlorine, antibiotics, and other health-related supplies donated by BRA’s partner Direct Relief International, will be distributed to the population.
