Baptist Haiti Mission

The Baptist Haiti Mission has been ministering to the Haitian people for over 60 years. Programs run by the mission include evangelism, education/childcare, medical care, and self-help/agriculture. The Mission’s medical ministry serves the local population as well as those in remote areas. They operate a 100 bed full service hospital and tuberculosis sanitarium, as well as outpatient clinics serving hundreds daily.

Public Health Teams travel to isolated mountain areas where no doctors or clinics exist. Here they provide critical teaching about nutrition, family planning, pre and post-natal care and disease prevention. One of the greatest needs of the Mission is medical supplies. For more information on the Baptist Haiti Mission, please visit their website at www.bhm.org.

Haiti

Capital: Port-au-Prince
Population: 8,308,504 (July 2006est)
Religion: Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%,
Adventist 1%, Other 1%), None 1%, Other 3%
Roughly half of the population practices Voodoo
Language: French (official) Creole (official)
Birth Rate: 36.44 births/1,000 population (2006est)
Death Rate: 12.17 deaths/1,000 population (2006est)
Infant Mortality Rate: 71.65 deaths/1,000 live births
People living with HIV/AIDS: 280,000 (2003)