PSI/Haiti

PSI/Haiti


Program Focus:	HIV/AIDS, malaria, reproductive health, child survival

Target Regions:	Nationwide

Target Population:	Young adults, men and women of reproductive age, and children under five years old.

2006 Estimated Health Impact:	Unintended pregnancies averted: 53,000 (explained) Episodes of malaria averted: 18,000 (explained)

Products and Services:	*Dlo Lavi* water treatment product since 2006 Serena long-lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets since 2006 Babyfer micronutrient sprinkles since 2005 PUR Purifier of Water safe water solution since 2004 *Sèl Lavi* oral rehydration salts since 1999 *Confiance* injectable contraceptives since 1996 *Pilplan* oral contraceptives since 1996 *Reyalite* female condom since 1996 *Pantè* condoms since 1990

Local Collaboration:	PSI/Haiti works in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Population and a wide range of national and community-based partner organizations.

Current Donors:	The Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) The Federal Republic of Germany through KfW/PANCAP

Project Activities and Highlights

PSI commenced operations in Haiti in 1989 and has continuously maintained activities since then, despite political and economic turmoil. PSI's marketing activities are nationwide and have expanded from HIV/AIDS prevention and reproductive health into children's health products.

HIV/AIDS
•	PSI/Haiti’s HIV/AIDS program includes: distribution of male and female condoms; providing Mobile voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services in Port au Prince; and behavior change communications activities targeting high-risk groups like the youth and commercial sex workers. PSI's behavior change messages are transmitted through a variety of high-impact channels and emphasize abstinence, mutual fidelity and the correct and consistent use of condoms among high-risk groups.
•	Working alongside the Haitian Red Cross and Centres Gheskio, PSI’s HIV/AIDS team is also involved in providing communications support for the national voluntary blood donation program. This program is funded by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS and is an integral part of Haitian government’s strategy to prevent the spread of HIV by improving blood safety and expanding transfusion services.
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Malaria
•	In 2005, PSI received funding from the Global Fund to launch a program aimed at supporting the Ministry of Health and Population in the fight to reduce the incidence of malaria. The program focuses on behavior change communications activities that promote the use of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) as well as the promotion and distribution of Serena, a brand of long-lasting ITN. PSI is working with NGO partners and commercial distributors to distribute ITNs across the country, with a special emphasis on the malaria-prone areas of the South, the Southeast, Artibonite and the Northwest.
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Reproductive Health
•	PSI/Haiti’s family planning program aims to increase access to and use of high-quality hormonal contraceptive products in Haiti, which has the lowest contraceptive prevalence rate in the hemisphere. PSI works with pharmaceutical distributors and retailers to make Pilplan (an oral contraceptive) and Confiance (a 3-month injectable contraceptive) available to women of reproductive age across the country.
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Child Survival
•	Safe Water In 2004, as part of a safe water education program aimed at reducing sickness and death caused by diarrheal diseases among children under 5 years of age, PSI/Haiti launched PUR — an affordable and easy-to-use water treatment product. In 2006, PSI expanded the portfolio of water treatment products with Dlo Lavi, a dilute sodium hypochlorite solution that provides an easy-to-use, low-cost option of treating drinking water.
•	Oral Rehydration PSI launched a nationwide child survival project in 1999 to promote oral rehydration therapy and to distribute oral rehydration salts through social marketing under the brand name Sel Lavi. Sel Lavi treats and prevents dehydration caused by diarrhea, the leading cause of mortality in Haiti among children 1-11 months old.
•	Nutrition In 2005, PSI/Haiti launched Babyfer, an iron and vitamin supplement for children. Babyfer contains iron, Vitamin C, Folic Acid, Vitamin A, and Zinc and is designed to provide the recommended daily requirement of micronutrients for children aged 6-24 months. It helps reduces the risk of anemia and development problems associated with iron deficiency. Babyfer is distributed through pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical outlets across the country and supported by behavior change communications.
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Crowds fill the streets waving Babyfer flags during promotional activities at Cap Haitien Carnival.

Press

• National Public Radio (NPR) discusses PSI/Haiti's collaboration with young Haitian musicians on All Things Considered
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Publications

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AIDSMark Regional Lessons Learned: Latin America and the Caribbean

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Disinfecting Water, Saving Lives: Point-of-Use Safe Water Products Prevent Diarrhea and Improve Family Health

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USAID Success Story: Club Cool Shapes Young Attitudes Around Safe Sexual Behavior

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USAID Success Story: Pregnant Women Seek HIV Testing in Haiti

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In Haiti and Cambodia, Prevention Programs Offer Hope

• PSI/Haiti: Persevering for Haitian Health

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Soluciones de Mercadeo Social para las Américas (Social Marketing Solutions for the Americas)

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