Posts by Laura Kelly
Pakistan Floods
As floodwaters recede, waterborne illness remains and hospitals are filling with children. Imam Ali owns a small property in Tando Masti Khan, a village in Pakistan’s province of Sindh. When a historic monsoon season left one-third of the nation underwater last year, Ali lost everything, including his home and crops. He moved to Larkana with…
Read MoreHekima Hills
In the town of Kona Baridi, Kenya, located just 20 miles south of Nairobi, the next generation of women begin their day walking to Hekima Hills Learning Center. They pass through a farm, referred to as a shamba, where their school grows food for the fresh meals it provides to its 253 students. Classrooms at…
Read MoreBoard Member Spotlights: Terrence Murphy & Dr. Deborah McMahon
Terrence Murphy Brother’s Brother Foundation welcomed Terrence Murphy into a two-year term as Board Chair at its first quarter board meeting in January. “I’m very excited to welcome Terry Murphy as BBF’s new Board Chair!” BBF President Ozzy Samad said. “We’re honored to have had Terry serve on BBF’s Advisory Board for many years, followed…
Read MoreOn The Receiving End
Four hospitals in the Dominican Republic are providing pertinent healthcare to patients, after receiving medical supplies from a 40-foot container shipment sent by Brother’s Brother Foundation. From stretchers to forceps, supplies in BBF’s 10,000-pound are helping doctors provide quality healthcare at several facilities, including the Dr. Hugo Mendoza Pediatric Hospital. Characterized by its excellent service…
Read MoreA Look At BBF’s Newest Solar Site
A yellow primary health center (PHC) in Bhilaura Basu stands out against the farmland and foliage of humid rural India. It has 10 staff members and eight rooms–and one faulty power line connected at the top. Located In the Bahraich District of Uttar Pradesh, India, the PHC experiences frequent power outages that can last upwards…
Read MoreTeaming Up To Address Pittsburgh’s Unmet Eye Care Needs
Brother’s Brother Foundation announced a new partnership last week that will provide free eye care to undeserved communities in Pittsburgh. As part of a new collaboration with local healthcare organizations to eliminate physical and financial barriers to healthcare access in Pittsburgh, BBF donated a mobile eye van to UPMC. BBF presented the van to UPMC…
Read MoreBBF Pharma Donation Addresses El Salvador’s Healthcare Gap
El Salvador is small but dense. With an estimated 800 people per square mile, the country has a population density 10 times greater than those of other Central American nations. Amid housing shortages and political turmoil, El Salvador also faces economic issues—22 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. Unable to afford basic…
Read MoreBBF & Life For Relief And Development Response To Turkey And Syria
BBF Reaches Syrians In Critical Need Of Aid
By Kaitlyn Nuebel Nearly 9 million Syrians have been impacted by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the country earlier this month, but delivering aid has proven difficult. Years of political turmoil have hindered humanitarian organizations from crossing the border – the first U.N. aid convoy arrived in the country three days after the disaster. Despite…
Read MoreDonated Cardiovascular Medication Helps Hundreds In Haiti
By Kaitlyn Nuebel Jean Pierre Andre was 54 when he arrived at Hôpital La Paix with shortness of breath. It did not take long for doctors to diagnose him with acute pulmonary edema, a buildup of fluid in the lungs often caused by an underlying heart condition. Doctors injected Andre with a dose of Furosemide…
Read MoreBrother’s Brother Foundation Responds To Earthquakes In Turkey
Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) is working in collaboration with Life for Relief and Development and Catholic Relief Services to provide immediate assistance to those impacted by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent aftershocks that hit southeastern Turkey and northern Syria. The quakes killed more than 1,700 and left thousands more injured in those countries. In…
Read MoreFighting Cancer With A “Breath Of Fresh Air”
By Kaitlyn Nuebel Luis Gonzalez sits in a beige recliner near the entranceway of his home. He’s thin for 28. His feet barely touch the floor when he leans back, but it does not matter – his grin turns the chair into a throne. Gonzalez lives in the Dominican Republic and attends a government-funded cancer…
Read MoreDonated Dental Chair Arrives In Haiti
By Kaitlyn Nuebel A recent shipment of medical supplies from Brother’s Brother Foundation provided a new dental chair to a health clinic in Haiti. With nearly 60% living in poverty, most Haitians struggle to afford enough food to eat and a safe place to live, let alone dental care. For those who can afford to…
Read MoreMedication & Supplies Aid International Medical Corps’ Ukraine Relief
By Kaitlyn Nuebel Fourteen-and-a-half million people in need of health assistance, 747 attacks on health facilities — these are just a couple of tallies that mark the devastation caused by the war in Ukraine. Even the most precise statistics, though, cannot capture its complete toll on Ukrainians. As on-the-ground healthcare workers in Ukraine spend long…
Read MoreDonation Supports New health Clinic In Honduras
By Kaitlyn Nuebel When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Honduras, the country’s weak healthcare system struggled to keep up with the influx of patients. Overwhelmed by the virus, medical professionals lacked time and resources to treat patients with other illnesses. Asociacion La Perla (ALP), a non-profit organization that focuses on improving education, healthcare and food…
Read MoreLatex Gloves Offer Helping Hand In Schools
By Kaitlyn Nuebel Between widespread poverty, water shortages, and soil erosion, multiple barriers stand between the country’s citizens and a better future in the Dominican Republic. Children and adolescents who grow up in dysfunctional and impoverished families face even worse odds of overcoming this adversity. Fortunately, a portion of these children and adolescents have been…
Read MoreMedical Donation Treats Hundreds At El Salvador Clinic
By Kaitlyn Nuebel Despite its small size, El Salvador has a high population density, particularly in and around the city capital of San Salvador. However, in the country’s remote villages where healthcare resources are scarce, families must choose whether to spend valuable resources on healthcare at a private clinic or to forgo treatment altogether. A…
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