Who’s Who in Health and Healthcare

Health care in Haiti remains one of the most critical and challenging sectors. With limited public health infrastructure, vast geographic disparities, and compounding crises from natural disasters to political instability, health organizations fill essential gaps. They operate clinics in rural areas where government services are lacking, provide mobile health teams, train community health workers, and address everything from maternal mortality and infectious diseases to chronic conditions. In the diaspora, they help Haitian immigrants access culturally competent care and navigate complex health systems.

The organizations featured here represent just a fraction of those working to expand access to health care, improve health outcomes, and strengthen communities. What unites them is a commitment to health as a human right and a recognition that sustainable health systems must be built with, not for, Haitian communities.

While this guide highlights 10 organizations making an impact in health, it is not exhaustive.

Key Organizations in Health:

Partners In Health

PIH’s mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. By establishing long-term relationships with sister organizations based in settings of poverty, Partners In Health strives to achieve two overarching goals: to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need of them and to serve as an antidote to despair.

Based in Boston, MA, Partners In Health, a Nonprofit Corporation, focuses on outpatient medical care, hospital care, and community health care.

Grant Foundation

The mission of Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti (HAS) is to collaborate with the people in the Artibonite Valley as they strive to improve their health and quality of life.

Based in Pittsburgh, PA, Grant Foundation focuses on hospital care, health care access, and pediatrics.

GHESKIO (Haitian Group for the Study of Kaposi Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections)

Since 1982, GHESKIO has provided world-class medical care, groundbreaking research, and comprehensive training to Haiti’s most vulnerable populations. As the world’s first organization dedicated solely to fighting HIV/AIDS, GHESKIO serves over 100,000 patients annually through its centers in Port-au-Prince and network of clinics throughout Haiti, while influencing global health guidelines and protocols.

Based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, it focuses on health, HIV/AIDS treatment and research, tuberculosis, and medical training.

Centre Hospitalier de Fontaine Foundation

Operating a 24/7 community hospital in Cité Soleil, CHF Foundation provides comprehensive healthcare services, including neonatal intensive care, emergency services, and mobile clinics to Port-au-Prince’s most vulnerable populations. Founded by Kareen Ulysse, the organization has treated over 384 NICU babies and impacted over 50,000 lives, proving world-class healthcare is possible in Haiti’s hardest places.

Based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the organization focuses on hospital care, maternal health, and emergency medical services.

Northwest Haiti Christian Mission Inc

NWHCM seeks to inspire hope and change lives in Northwest Haiti. We engage in the deepest parts of culture, serving thousands of people regardless of their age, gender, or religion. We partner with compassionate yet motivated people, churches, and businesses to provide orphan care, nutrition programs, special-needs services, assistance for the elderly, community development initiatives, medical clinics, a birthing center, a surgery center, dental services, church planting, and training. We are the largest employer in the zone and one of the largest ministries in Haiti.

Based in Indianapolis, IN, Northwest Haiti Christian Mission Inc focuses on Christianity and international development.

Crudem Foundation Inc

The organization’s mission is to improve access to health care services for the poor and medically underserved individuals worldwide, including, without limitation, Hopital Sacre Coeur located in Milot, Haiti.

Based in Ludlow, MA, Crudem Foundation Inc focuses on health.

Great Shape Inc

Great Shape Inc. empowers children and families in Jamaica and across the Caribbean by providing access to education and healthcare for communities most in need. In 2024, Great Shape executed a full complement of programs with over 900 volunteers serving on 3 major program areas: dental, eye care, and literacy. Our services are always 100% free for the people we serve and always delivered with unconditional love.

Based in Modesto, CA, Great Shape Inc focuses on outpatient medical care.

Haitian Centers Council Inc

The Haitian Centers Council seeks to champion the well-being of our constituents through advocacy, empowerment, health, and supportive services.

Based in Brooklyn, NY, Haitian Centers Council Inc focuses on human services and immigrant and refugee services.

Family Action Network Movement Inc

FANM works to empower children and families socially, financially, and politically by connecting them to community resources. FANM offers information, referrals, case management, workforce readiness training, community education, and encourages civic engagement. FANM offers mental health and wellness support to help clients cope with the trauma of displacement and adjustment, sexual and domestic violence abuse, and child abuse. Parenting sessions, group work, and youth out-of-school and leadership programs further support families. By fostering stability and self-sufficiency, FANM ensures that children, families, and individuals have the tools and support they need to thrive in their communities.

Based in Miami, FL, Family Action Network Movement Inc focuses on immigrant and refugee services and women’s rights.

Higgins Brothers Surgicenter for Hope LLC

The mission of the Higgins Brothers Surgicenter for Hope is to address the critical shortage of surgical facilities and trained surgeons in Haiti through the volunteer efforts of surgeons and others, and by raising financial resources to develop a long-term solution.

Based in Mission Hills, KS, Higgins Brothers Surgicenter for Hope LLC focuses on hospital care.

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