Images from the AMDA Haiti relief team - by Nithian Veeravagu (AMDA) - Team Leader

Images from the AMDA Haiti Team (click)

Medical team at work in St.Marc's Hospital Haiti

Haiti medical team update: The AMDA International Medical Team (which includes personnel from AMDA and Rose Charities Canada) is now hard at work in St Marc. Hospital, Haiti, some 50km north of Port-au-Prince. They are being directed by CECI and are working along side a team from the   Massachusetts General Hospital. The work is non-stop with the bulk of need being in orthopedics / orthopedic surgery.

An expansion of the mission is planned in the near future.

Detailed AMDA report (click)

Short interview with Will Grut on Haiti

Haiti Medical Relief team en route

Rose Charities is working with AMDA Canada to assist this terrible earthquake disaster.  Three medical relief team members left Japan today Thursday 14th and will be joined by Dr Collin Yong (Vancouver) and Nurse Karla Dozzi (Toronto)  en route. Medical supplies will be taken by the team.  Donations through Canada Helps please   http://www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=s88403   for Canada.
or..
UK  www.JustGiving.com
USA www.FirstGiving.com
Other countries.  via links on www.RoseCharities.org

Previous emergency missions
 

Female Community Health Volunteer Eye Training Program: Lumbini Eye Institute, Nepal

Image of 'presentation day' in Nepal for the Lumbini Female Community Health Volunteer training program.  Dr Basant Raj Sharma of the Lunini Eye Institute presents a diploma to a proud recipient.

The FCHV program of the Lumbini Eye Insitute program trains women village volunteers to screen for eye disase. Early detection of conditions such as glaucoma or trachoma will identify the need for sight-saving treatment which can be provided free or at very low cost by the Eye Institute.  Awareness teaching of eye conditions and eye care is also given by them.  'Dr Basant' was one of the founders of this hugely successful  program which is also sponsored by Rose Charities New Zealand.

Dr Basant is one of the founder members of Rose Charities Cambodia  traveling most years to Cambodia to train and teach

Under One Umbrella Society Vancouver wins Award

Newsflash:

Under One Umbrella Society wins B.C. Cancer Society Community Development Project Award for the Under One Umbrella Homeless Street Fair

Congratulations from Rose Charities Canada..  truly well deserved ! 

NZ Order of Merit for Dr David Sabiston announced..

STOP PRESS.  Announced 6am December 31st 2009.


Her Majesty the Queen appoints Dr David Sabiston (Rose Charities NZ) as a Member of the N.Z. Order of Merit in recognition for services of ophthalmology and to the community.

  David has worked tirelessly over the years to provide expertise, resources, training an support for Rose Charities New Zealand and Rose Charities Cambodia (Eye Clinic) Thanks to his work (and also of Mr Mike Webber and John Veale) the clinic remains the most functional in the country and has restored sight or treated eye disease to many many thousands of poor Cambodians

Newspaper article(click)

The entire Rose Charities network offers all congratulations.  We are very proud !