Powering Care Starts Today!

As we begin our 25th year of partnership in northern Haiti, we are reflecting on what has made sustained, reliable care possible across so many moments, crises, and challenges.

Again and again, the answer is the same: strong, dependable infrastructure.

Access to reliable electricity remains one of the most urgent challenges facing the health system—and one of the biggest barriers to safe, uninterrupted patient care. Since 2021, when the state stopped providing power, Cap Haitian has essentially been off the grid. People rely largely on generators, solar power or hybrid systems. Disruptions in fuel supply, combined with high fuel costs, mean that many people go days without electricity. For hospitals and clinics, this means:

• Delayed emergency care
• Refrigerators warming and temperature-sensitive vaccines at risk
• Surgical procedures postponed
• Medical equipment failures
• Nurses and physicians forced to work by cellphone flashlight

The pediatric service at Justinien University Hospital maintains uninterrupted care because Konbit Sante upgraded and continuously monitors its solar systems. But the systems of our other partners’ facilities also require significant updates, maintenance, and upgrades to continue providing reliable power. Ensuring that stability is a central focus of our 25th-anniversary year.

[Konbit Sante volunteers, Hugh Tozer and Bob McKinnon, working on electrical repairs at JUH]

WHY THIS MATTERS NOW

• Unreliable power isn’t just an inconvenience—it directly shapes health outcomes.
• A pediatric patient’s oxygen concentrator only works when the power stays on.
• A cold chain for vaccines only holds if refrigerators don’t fail.
• A surgeon can operate safely only when the OR lights stay steady.

Every hour of reliable power protects patients—and supports the medical staff providing care under difficult conditions.

As part of our 25th-anniversary commitment to long-term, sustainable impact, we are focusing on improvements that will help our partner facilities maintain uninterrupted care while reducing operational costs and freeing staff to focus on patients instead of responding to infrastructure crises.

You can help create the stability these hospitals need:

Keep Care Powered

Throughout March, we’ll share updates from our partners, onsite photos, and a mid-month webinar so you can see exactly how your support strengthens power systems that protect patient care every single day.

Thank you for standing with northern Haiti’s clinicians and families.