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Historia Completa de ICC
In 1972 Canadian involvement grew through the auspices of Caribbean Child Care (CCC). A Haitian advisory board was formed and a year later, the inpatient capacity of the Hospital expanded from 37 to 200 and the 1,000th patient was admitted. In 1974, ICC, with the blessing of the Haitian Ministry of Health and the advice of the World Health Organization, embarked on a national tuberculosis control program called the "Crusade Against Tuberculosis" (CAT). With this preventative thrust, ICC developed a nationwide program which included a mass BCG vaccination campaign, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis at existing clinics throughout the country and the training of community health workers in the sputum smear diagnosis and ambulatory chemotherapeutic treatment of patients with tuberculosis. Meanwhile, in order to better utilize available resources, an Outpatient Program was opened at Grace Children's Hospital, treating more than 3,000 patients per month. With a shift in emphasis to ambulatory care, inpatient services were intentionally reduced to 80 beds, reserved only for those children with the most advanced cases of tuberculosis.
Then, in 1979, the Crusade Against Tuberculosis expanded beyond BCG immunization to include Case Finding, Treatment and Education (CFTE), a program which eventually targeted over 100 partner clinics throughout the country with technical and material assistance in the fight to find and treat active cases of TB. In response to the geographic expansion that was taking place, International Child Care decentralized its program management structure in 1980 by opening Zone offices in Cap Haitien (in the northern part of Haiti), Port-au-Prince, and Cayes in the south. By 1981, International Child Care had developed a reputation for solid expertise in the arena of TB control in Haiti. At that time, ICC had completed a mass immunization campaign, systematically vaccinating over 3 million people throughout the entire nation of Haiti. A year later, with this broad and rich vaccination network in place, International Child Care moved to introduce an expanded program of immunization in specific target areas, geographically shifting toward a broader primary health care orientation, in addition to an ongoing commitment to the struggle against TB. Grace Children's Hospital also began to diversify its medical services that same year with the opening of an Adult Outpatient Service and a Statistics, Evaluation and Research section. A family planning program followed in 1983 with a nutrition clinic launched three years later. In 1987, as International Child Care marked its 20th anniversary, TB remained a central focus, but within the context of a growing commitment to community-based primary health care. Spring cappings began taking place in the Cerca la Source region and more and more budgeted dollars and time were being spent on health promotion and disease prevention. Then, exploration began into the possible expansion of International Child Care's work into another country. Ultimately, the neighboring Dominican Republic was selected and officially launched in 1988. A strategy was adopted to work through in-country Christian Dominican organizations largely in the arena of health education activities, specifically the training of mid-level health promoters. Shortly after, a community based rehabilitation program was started to address the needs of children with disabilities and their families.
With the increasing global crisis of HIV/AIDS, International Child Care instituted a voluntary counseling and testing program at Grace Children´s Hospital in 1994. A major advancement in the care of HIV+ patients came in early 2005, when ICC inaugurated anti-retroviral medical treatment for children and adults with HIV/AIDS thanks to partnerships with the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Center for Disease Control, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. Today, International Child Care has over 300 full-time staff working in four countries (Haiti, Dominican Republic, USA and Canada). ICC operates a broad array of services in the "field" countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with the North American divisions focused primarily on resource development for the ministry. In keeping with International Child Care´s philosophy of sustainable development and local empowerment, in 2002, for the first time since ICC's inception, ICC/Haiti was devoted entirely to national, Haitian leadership. All of the personnel in Haiti, from the highest administrative and professional levels to the support staff, are Haitian. Similarly, all but one employee of ICC's program in the Dominican Republic are nationals. The DR National Director is from Holland.
En 1972 la colaboración Canadiense crecía a través de Cuidado de Niños Caribeños (CNC). Un consejo administrativo Haitiano fue formado y un año mas tarde, la capacidad de pacientes internas crecía de 37 a 200 y el paciente milésimo fue admitido. En 1974, con la bendición del Ministerio de la Salud Haitiano y el consejo de la Organización de la Salud Mundial, ICC empezó con un programa nacional de control de la tuberculosis se llama “Cruzada Contra la Tuberculosis’ (CCT) Con esta fuerza preventiva, ICC creyó un programa nacional que incluyo una campana masiva de BCG, diagnosis y tratamiento de tuberculosis a los clínicos que existían por todo parte del país y entrenamiento de los empleados de la salud entre la comunidad en diagnosticar y tratamiento quimioterapia ambulatoria de pacientes con tuberculosis. Mientras, en orden de utilizar mejor los recursos disponibles, un Programa de Paciente Externo fue creído al Hospital de Niños Grace, y trataban mas que 300 pacientes cada mes. Con un cambio de enfoque en el cuidado ambulatorio, las camas de paciente interno fueron reducidas intencionalmente a 80, reservadas solamente para los niños con los casos los mas graves de tuberculosis. En 1979, la Cruzada Contra la Tuberculosis creció tras vacunación BCG de incluir Buscado de Casos, Tratamiento y Educación (BCTE), un programa que eventualmente utilizaba mas que 100 clínicos colaboradores por todo el país con asistencia técnica y material en la lucha de buscar y tratar los casos activos de TB. En responder a la expansión geográfica, International Child Care descentralizó su estructura de liderazgo del programa en 1980 por abrir Oficinas de Zonas en Cap Haitien (en el norte de Haití), Port-au-Prince, y Cayes en el sur. A 1981, International Child Care ha desarrollado una reputación de sabiduría en la área del control de TB en Haití. A este tiempo, ICC ha completado una campana de vacunación masiva, vacunando sistemáticamente mas que 3 millones de personas por toda la nación de Haití. Un año mas tarde, con esta red de vacunación en lugar, International Child Care introducía un programa expandido de vacunación áreas especificas, en adición de su obligación a la lucha contra TB. El Hospital de Niños Grace también empezó de diversificar sus servicios médicos este mismo año con el abrimiento de su Servicio de Paciento Externo Adulto y una sección de Estadísticas, Evaluación y Investigación. Un programa de planeamiento de familias seguía en 1983 con un clínico de la nutrición que abrió tres años mas tarde. En 1987, cuando International Child Care se celebro su aniversario de 20 años, TB era todavía el enfoque central, pero entre el contexto de una obligación de la asistencia media primaria desde la comunidad. Tapamiento de fuentes fue implementado en la área de Cerca la Source, y más dinero y tiempo fueron dedicados en la promoción de la salud y la prevención de la enfermedad. La exploración era la semilla de que creció la idea de la expansión del trabajo de International Child Care a otro país. Al fin, su vecino, la Republica Dominicana fue elegido y el trabajo empezó oficialmente en 1988. Una estrategia que adoptada de trabajar a través de los organizaciones Cristianas Dominicanas que ya existían, primariamente en la área de las actividades de la educación sobre la salud, específicamente en el entrenamiento de las promotoras de la salud. Muy pronto, un programa de la rehabilitación desde la comunidad fue implementado de tratar con las necesidades de niños con discapacidades y sus familias.
Con la crisis creciente de VIH/SIDA, International Child Care ha implementado un programa voluntario de consejo y análisis al Hospital de Niños Grace en 1994. Un avance muy grande en el cuidado de pacientes que son VIH + paso en 2005, cuando ICC implemento el tratamiento medico de anti-retrovirus para niños y adultos con VIH/SIDSA gracias a colaboraciones con la Agencia del Desarrollo Internacional de los EE.UU., El Centro para el Control de la Enfermedad, y el Fondo Global de Luchar Contra SIDA, TB y Malaria. Hoy, International Child Care tiene mas que 300 empleados de pleno empleo trabajando en cuatro países (Haití, la Republica Dominicana, los EE.UU., y Canadá. ICC ofrece una variedad de servicios en los países de “campo’ de Haití y la Republica Dominicana, con las divisiones Norte Americanas enfocadas en el desarrollo de recursos para el ministerio. En seguir con la filosofía del desarrollo sostenible y poder local de International Child Care, en 2002 por la primera vez desde la creación de ICC, ICC-Haití fue devotado a liderazgo Haitiano completo. Todos los empleados en Haití, desde los niveles altos de profesionales y la administración a los empleados del apoyo, todos son Haitianos. Similarmente, todos sino uno de los empleados del programa de ICC en la Republica Dominicana son nacionales. La Directora Nacional de la Republica Dominicana es de Holanda.
In 1972 Canadian involvement grew through the auspices of Caribbean Child Care (CCC). A Haitian advisory board was formed and a year later, the inpatient capacity of the Hospital expanded from 37 to 200 and the 1,000th patient was admitted. In 1974, ICC, with the blessing of the Haitian Ministry of Health and the advice of the World Health Organization, embarked on a national tuberculosis control program called the "Crusade Against Tuberculosis" (CAT). With this preventative thrust, ICC developed a nationwide program which included a mass BCG vaccination campaign, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis at existing clinics throughout the country and the training of community health workers in the sputum smear diagnosis and ambulatory chemotherapeutic treatment of patients with tuberculosis. Meanwhile, in order to better utilize available resources, an Outpatient Program was opened at Grace Children's Hospital, treating more than 3,000 patients per month. With a shift in emphasis to ambulatory care, inpatient services were intentionally reduced to 80 beds, reserved only for those children with the most advanced cases of tuberculosis.
Then, in 1979, the Crusade Against Tuberculosis expanded beyond BCG immunization to include Case Finding, Treatment and Education (CFTE), a program which eventually targeted over 100 partner clinics throughout the country with technical and material assistance in the fight to find and treat active cases of TB. In response to the geographic expansion that was taking place, International Child Care decentralized its program management structure in 1980 by opening Zone offices in Cap Haitien (in the northern part of Haiti), Port-au-Prince, and Cayes in the south. By 1981, International Child Care had developed a reputation for solid expertise in the arena of TB control in Haiti. At that time, ICC had completed a mass immunization campaign, systematically vaccinating over 3 million people throughout the entire nation of Haiti. A year later, with this broad and rich vaccination network in place, International Child Care moved to introduce an expanded program of immunization in specific target areas, geographically shifting toward a broader primary health care orientation, in addition to an ongoing commitment to the struggle against TB. Grace Children's Hospital also began to diversify its medical services that same year with the opening of an Adult Outpatient Service and a Statistics, Evaluation and Research section. A family planning program followed in 1983 with a nutrition clinic launched three years later. In 1987, as International Child Care marked its 20th anniversary, TB remained a central focus, but within the context of a growing commitment to community-based primary health care. Spring cappings began taking place in the Cerca la Source region and more and more budgeted dollars and time were being spent on health promotion and disease prevention. Then, exploration began into the possible expansion of International Child Care's work into another country. Ultimately, the neighboring Dominican Republic was selected and officially launched in 1988. A strategy was adopted to work through in-country Christian Dominican organizations largely in the arena of health education activities, specifically the training of mid-level health promoters. Shortly after, a community based rehabilitation program was started to address the needs of children with disabilities and their families.
With the increasing global crisis of HIV/AIDS, International Child Care instituted a voluntary counseling and testing program at Grace Children´s Hospital in 1994. A major advancement in the care of HIV+ patients came in early 2005, when ICC inaugurated anti-retroviral medical treatment for children and adults with HIV/AIDS thanks to partnerships with the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Center for Disease Control, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. Today, International Child Care has over 300 full-time staff working in four countries (Haiti, Dominican Republic, USA and Canada). ICC operates a broad array of services in the "field" countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with the North American divisions focused primarily on resource development for the ministry. In keeping with International Child Care´s philosophy of sustainable development and local empowerment, in 2002, for the first time since ICC's inception, ICC/Haiti was devoted entirely to national, Haitian leadership. All of the personnel in Haiti, from the highest administrative and professional levels to the support staff, are Haitian. Similarly, all but one employee of ICC's program in the Dominican Republic are nationals. The DR National Director is from Holland. |
International
Child Care's story began in 1961 when an American couple, Jim and Virginia Snavley, visited Haiti. Overwhelmed by what they
saw, particularly the plight of children with active tuberculosis, a vision was born. They returned to Haiti and in 1965 the
Child Care Foundation (CCF) was formed. Two years later, in 1967, Grace Children's Hospital, dedicated to the care of
tubercular children, was officially opened in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
In 1978, Child
Care Foundation and Caribbean Child Care merged to form International Child Care. North American offices were situated in
Toledo, Ohio and St. Catharines, Ontario to respond to the growing constituency of support in each country.
Meanwhile, in
Haiti, International Child Care had been contracted by the Ministry of Health as its principal partner in the national TB
program. Grace Children's Hospital launched the Urban Community Health program, targeting the slum neighborhoods immediately
surrounding the hospital, with an array of basic primary health care services linked with the clinical services provided in the
hospital itself. Community Health Promotion was added to the Crusade Against Tuberculosis program, reflecting the growing
involvement in health issues beyond TB, localizing its projects in specific geographic areas. International Child Care had come
to fully embrace a community based, integrated approach, both in the capital as well as in the rural areas in which it was
working. Despite the political crisis of 1991-1994 and the application of internationally imposed economic sanctions, ICC
continued to successfully evolve its integrated health models. By the early 1990s, maternal/child health had emerged as an
equally important program direction. In 1992, the Global Board of International Child Care also endorsed "Education for Health"
as a primary strategic direction for the organization.
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