Le Konbitisme au service du changement social en Haïti

Adventist Christians on the Front Lines to Fight Haiti’s Blood Crisis

Faced with the critical shortage of blood products in Haiti, citizens are losing their lives due to lack of available transfusions. The Konbit San Pou San (KSPS) and the Seventh-day Adventist Church come together to save lives by promoting the culture of blood donation. Thanks to the commitment of community leaders like Johnny Rock Markenley LOUISSAINT, hope is being reborn within communities. The insufficient availability of blood products in Haiti has already caused the death of many Haitian citizens, whether after an accident, during childbirth, during an operation or due to chronic illness. They can’t find a blood bag in time to save their lives. The National Blood Transfusion Center (CNTS) communicated to Konbit San Pou San that annual requests generally vary between 70,000 and 80,000 blood bags. Sometimes, with the rise in insecurity and the increase in road accidents, demand can even reach 100,000 annual pockets. However, it is not easy to collect 30,000 bags per year. This gives an idea of ​​the number of compatriots who suffer and lose their lives every year because of this blood shortage. The culture of blood donation in Haiti still remains taboo for many. In 2020, a group of Haitian professionals and community leaders founded Konbit San Pou San to provide a response to this silent crisis that is killing Haitians. The KSPS relaunches the debate among young people in associations, university and professional spaces, the media and religious circles. The work is immense, but we are starting to see great progress. We would like to highlight one of the groups, institutions or circles that are actively participating in helping Haiti establish a good, equitable blood transfusion system to save lives: the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Le Konbitisme au service du changement social en Haïti

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