LifePaths Global Alliance is pleased to announce the successful completion of its state of the art 

Telemedicine Clinic and Business Center in L’estere Haiti

On January 8th- the LGA team returned to L’estere, Haiti to complete set-up of the first telemedicine clinic in the region.  Dr. Joseph Prosper, Medical Director of the Telemedicine clinic has been treating patients in the area since August 2010.  We started with in person consults and then transitioned to telemedicine  The clinic is now equipped to serve 150 patients a week.  Consultations and prescriptions are completely free.
  
Patrick Blanshard from the London-based Sensory Technologies Inc. helped the team establish a fully functional business center which will be used as a computer training facility, in addition to providing a wide range of business services.  

During the first week of the clinic opening, the LGA team was amazed and delighted to see youth in the community use a computer and surf the internet for the first time.  To the team’s surprise, the most popular activity on the internet was searching for family members and friends through facebook.  

We want to Mention our Friends with a Heartfelt Thankyou

LGA’s efforts would not be possible without the help and support of Jean-Eddy Dieujuste, Community Leader and LGA’s General Manager in Haiti.  Dieujuste is proud to offer the community desperately needed primary health care services that would not be available otherwise.  Although, there is a local hospital in the city, it is seldom staffed and is too costly for most people in the community. 
 
The mission was scheduled around this time to also commemorate the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake.  A candle light vigil was organized in both London and L’estere in an effort to bring both communities together during the ceremony.
 
There were fears of a political uprising in PAP due to current presidential elections, and the return of former President Francois Duvalier, nevertheless, LGA was able to complete set-up of the clinic without interruptions because of dedicated staff.  The recent cholera outbreak in the Artibonite region affected many communities, however,  Dr. joey was able to rehydrate over 250 people in the area through LGA programming.  There were no cases of cholera presented at the clinic during LGA’s mission.   According to Dr. Joey, thousands of lives could have been saved if telemedicine services were available to other communities in remote and rural areas that were not reached by public health agencies .  

Elaine and Fatima will be hosting several speaking venues in the next few months.  Our calendar of events will be posted on our website, February 15th at www.lifepathsglobal.org