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Causes: International
Mission: Nova hope for haiti, inc. Is organized as a non-profit entity exclusively to provide health care, humanitarian aid, and educational support to the poor in haiti. Implimentation of community development programs and nutritional rehabilitation services will serve to improve the quality of life and encourage self sufficiency in haiti.
Programs: Nova hope for haiti provides medical care to the community of cavallon, located in southwest haiti. Nova accomplishes this by owning and operating a medical clinic on 12 acres of property. The first floor of the building has four exam rooms, a laboratory and a fully stocked pharmacy. The second floor has a residence which can provide housing for up to 12 visiting missionaries. Our medical staff also works several days per week to provide care to a neighboring village. Novas only paid staff is our haitian medical team 2 doctors, 5 nurses, pharmacist, lab technician, office administrator and maintenance personnel and a part-time us bookkeeper. All other members of the nova board and committees are volunteers. In addition to operationg the clinic in haiti, nova sends down teams of volunteer us doctors to provide week-long medical missions to supplement the primary care provided at the clinic - including pediatricians, internists, and dental teams. Nova treats approximately 6,000 patients per year.