Haiti faces many serious health issues. For each of these issues ICC has created programs to address those specific needs. To find out more and learn what you can do to alleviate the suffering of those who need our help, identify an issue of personal concern for you below and follow the link to the detailed page.
A healthy entry into this life is the birthright of every child. Yet in Haiti, a healthy birth is not something taken for granted. Haiti has one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates in the world.
Illiteracy, poverty and poor health are inextricably linked together in the country of Haiti. In the crowded slums throughout Haiti's capital over 47% of adults cannot read or write. Illiteracy rates are even more staggering in the rural sections of Northern Haiti. Illiteracy is part of the problem that entrenches men and women in destitution. It...
Malnutrition remains among the most critical problems worldwide, particularly for the underprivileged and poor in developing countries like Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Poverty is a root cause of malnutrition as poor families lack the economic, environmental, and social resources to purchase or produce enough food. Civil strife, which...
Breaking the cycle of poverty can start with one small loan. As an extension of International Child Care's health work, a Micro-Enterprise initiative was developed in the late 1980s to help release women and their children from poverty's grasp. Today, ICC has eleven existing Micro-Enterprise groups, averaging ten women each, as part of the...
Inadequate sanitation facilities contribute to the spread of disease in Haiti. Only 34% of Haitians use satisfactory sanitation facilities. The building of latrines, which significantly improves sanitation, helps fight the spread of disease. International Child Care partners with communities, specifically in northern Haiti, to construct latrines...
TB Facts
Left untreated, 1 infectious case will infect an additional 10 - 15 people each year
Someone is newly infected with TB each second
1 in 3 people on the globe are infected with the TB bacillus
Nearly 1% of world´s population are newly infected with TB each year
A leading killer of children in Haiti, tuberculosis, commonly referred...
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