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Community Based Rehabilitation

International Child Care's Community Based Rehabilitation program sends trained rehabilitation workers, called promotoras, into the homes of children with disabilities who live in and around the city of Santiago, Dominican Republic. The promotoras teach the child's parents simple exercises that will help the child grow and develop. This grassroots approach empowers families to give their children the chance to be fully included in their own communities. Read more »

Earthquake Relief

In light of the earthquake that decimated Haiti on January 12th, 2010, ICC is in the process of dealing with the numerous needs of displaced earthquake victims.

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Grace Children's Hospital

Grace Children’s Hospital, founded in 1967, is the flagship ministry of International Child Care. Grace Children’s Hospital is recognized as Haiti’s leading medical facility dedicated to the treatment of children with tuberculosis (TB). Each year, the hospital receives thousands of children who are suffering from TB, HIV and other diseases.

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HIV/AIDS in Haiti

HIV/AIDS is the greatest health crisis our world faces today. In Haiti, more than 200,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS – that's 3.8% of the population. Since the mid 1990s, Grace Children´s Hospital has provided medical support and counseling to patients living with HIV. Read more »

Integrated Community Health

ICC’s Community Health projects reach out to people living in remote areas of rural Haiti as well as urban and rural areas of the province of Santiago, Dominican Republic. Working alongside the people in the community, International Child Care has achieved impressive results by linking community-based health promotion and illness prevention with hospital and clinic-based care.

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Maternal Health

This program is designed to provide prenatal and postnatal healthcare to women in the rural and impoverished communities of Grand Riviere and Bahon.  The residents of Grand Riviere and Bahon do not have even basic necessities such as clean safe water or electricity, let alone medical services or sanitary birthing facilities. Sadly, these living conditions are commonplace in Haiti.

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