In response to the earthquake in Haiti, Medical Missionaries sent two 40' sea containers
of medicine, medical supplies, clothing, and hygiene supplies to help those affected by the earthquake, including the more
than 700 individuals who moved from Port au Prince to Thomassique in the first month following the earthquake. Medical
Missionaries also received a sea container of food from Canadian Food for Children to distribute to the hungry and malnourished
residents of Thomassique, Banica, and the surrounding regions. A fourth container of medical equipment and supplies
is being sent to our clinic in Thomassique by the Hospital Sisters' Outreach Mission in Illinois. The costs for shipping
these supplies has been generously donated by the Gerard Health Foundation.
Each year, Medical Missionaries collects vast quantities of medicine from various sources to improve the healthcare
of the poor throughout the world. It shares much of the medicine with other organizations that send mission groups
to poor countries or support clinics in those countries.
In November 2009, Medical Missionaries received medicines from Project Hope and the Catholic Medical Mission Board
and shared over 200 cartons of medicine with almost 100 other organizations, including medical teams from churches and other
non-governmental organizations. About 75% the medicine will ultimately serve the poor in Haiti; the rest will go
to many other countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.
Through its clinic in Thomassique, Medical Missionaries provides direct service to about
125,000 people in the Central Plateau of Haiti. However, through medicines distributed by its partner organizations,
Medical Missionaries serves between 25% and 30% of the entire population of Haiti.