Immediate Supply and Funding Urgently Needed in Haiti and New Orleans

The recent earthquake in Haiti has left Partners in Health (PIH) and its sister organization in Haiti, Zanmi Lasante (ZL), with urgent needs in order to deliver immediate critical care for victims. In the laboratory, specifically, PIH/ZL is in need of Sysmex reagents, in addition to the Cellpack for Sysmex hematology analyzers (20L) and the Stromatolyzer (lysing reagent) for Sysmex hematology analyzers (500mL).    

 If your laboratory has these reagents available, please contact Lucy Beck at lucy.beck@ascp.org immediately if you think you can donate them.   

PIH/ZL is also seeking additional support in the form of funding, and in-kind supply and equipment donations, to enhance our immediate emergency response efforts. ASCP is asking for donations so that we can provide PIH with the funds it needs to purchase some of these additional supplies. PIH/ZL faces increasing needs to cover wound care, surgical care, trauma care, dialysis, emergency medical tent/space set ups. The laboratory’s specific needs are in the areas of hematology, blood bank and clinical chemistry, as it is dealing with innumerable traumas and crush injuries. PIH/ZL is deeply committed to a response that centers the needs of those affected by the earthquake and building a resilient health system in Haiti that will improve disaster preparedness and response for the long term. 

Meanwhile, the ASCP Foundation is also seeking support to assist those affected by Hurricane Ida earlier this fall. Medical professionals already strained due to COVID have had to stretch themselves even further. If you can, please make a donation to the ASCP Foundation, which will be used to:

• Purchase and deliver needed medical supplies
• Provide personal grants to ASCP members affected by the crisis. To apply for a grant, please complete the Grant Application. Applications are due by October 31.
• Address the immediate needs of labs in the affected areas

One hundred percent of your donation will support disaster relief. Please give today! Together we can help our colleagues get back to the business of patient care.