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“We Need Their Help:” Dominican Republic Caretakers Express Their Gratitude For Donors
By Kaitlyn Nuebel Freddy Emanuel Castillo has spent more than 15 years helping immigrants in the “barrios,” impoverished communities in the province of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. When Castillo heard about a shipment of medical supplies Brother’s Brother Foundation had sent to Fundación Nueva Alegria (FNA), an organization that collaborates with doctors and…
Read MorePharmaceutical Donation Treats Pregnant Women With HIV In The Dominican Republic
By Kaitlyn Nuebel Healthcare workers at the Center of Charity and Hope in the Dominican Republic province of San Pedro de Macoris said they were filled with “immense joy” when they received Brother’s Brother Foundation’s donation of pharmaceuticals used to treat patients with HIV. The center houses 150 pregnant women diagnosed with HIV and used…
Read MoreGiving Is In Her Blood
By Kaitlyn Nuebel When the pandemic hit in the spring of 2020, Jaline Cunningham, a single mom, brainstormed ways she could provide a stable future for her five kids. “All my thoughts come from that … I’m like ‘Oh my gosh, I got to really help my kids because if something like this happens again…
Read MoreOn The Move In Guatemala
[Clemencia Cap, 92, no longer uses a stick to move around her town in Guatemala after receiving a walker donated by Brother’s Brother Foundation.] By Kaitlyn Nuebel Walking is not easy for 92-year-old Clemencia Cap who lives by herself in the town of Tiquisate, Guatemala; she uses a stick as a makeshift cane to make…
Read MoreSupply Chain Disruptions Hinder Guatemala’s COVID-19 Response
[A shipment of pharmaceuticals donated by Brother’s Brother Foundation and delivered in partnership with Cross Catholic Outreach has reduced the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Guatemala.] By Kaitlyn Nuebel COVID-19 arrived in Guatemala with an advantage. The country, which has reported a total of 1,161,983 COVID-19 cases and nearly 20,000 related deaths, lacked healthcare necessities…
Read MoreConnecting In War, Through Aid
By Kaitlyn Nuebel Inside a warehouse at the end of a quiet street in Pittsburgh, a collection of medical supplies await a new destination. A library of brown boxes stacked floor to ceiling, these supplies look unassuming, though to the doctor who receives them in a few weeks, they’ll be anything but. Andriy Furtas, a…
Read MoreYear In Review
By Ozzy Samad Through disasters man-made and natural, shipments of medications and supplies to far off lands, addressing healthcare needs for underserved communities in our own backyard, providing solar panels to schools and remote clinics, along with water wells, computers and education material for students, your donations and support helped make 2022 one of the…
Read MoreSolar Panels Provide Reliable Access To Energy In Rural India
By Kaitlyn Nuebel A healthcare facility can have all the medical supplies, medications, and doctors needed to treat patients, but without any electricity, its capacity to help is severely limited. Yet, for 25% of health centers located in India’s rural areas, this is their reality. Millions of people in these areas are left to suffer…
Read MoreProgram Provides Open Heart Surgery In Nigeria
By Kaitlyn Nuebel Chimbuchi was four months old when he had open-heart surgery at Dame Irene Okwuosa Memorial (DIOM) Hospital in Nigeria in November, 2022. As the world starts a new year, he will start a new life – one that wouldn’t have been possible without the surgery. A grant from Brother’s Brother Foundation helped…
Read MoreBBF Received Critical Medicines From Avet Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
All of us at BBF are pleased to announce a large donation from Avet Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which donated nearly 18.5 million doses of medicine to BBF in October. This donation includes anti-diabetics, antibiotics, and other critical drugs that are in demand throughout the world. The medicines have already been placed with partners in Latin America…
Read MoreThank You Donors!
[BBF staff took part in Go Pink in October for breast cancer awareness.] This past October marked BBF’s second year raising money for our Breast Cancer Awareness Fund (BCAF). The campaign was a huge success and will allow BBF to provide more services to women in need in the coming year. The most recent partner…
Read MorePreventing Diabetic Amputations Starts With Exam Gloves
By Kaitlyn Nuebel COVID-19 has strained health systems all over the world, especially those in developing countries like the Dominican Republic. As hospitals navigate the increased demand for healthcare and medical supplies are used at a rapid rate, it is more difficult than ever to deliver care to vulnerable populations in need including diabetics. About…
Read MoreBoard Member Spotlight: Dr. Deborah McMahon
By Kaitlyn Nuebel When Dr. McMahon was asked to travel to Mozambique in 2008 to treat HIV patients, she didn’t question the trip. “It just felt like the right thing to do,” she said. A group of doctors from the Catholic University of Mozambique had reached out to McMahon and her team of doctors for…
Read MoreNew Partnerships Provide Life-Saving Surgeries In Nigeria
By Kaitlyn Nuebel Hammed Afolabi was living with his wife and three children in an airport in Ibadan, Nigeria when he arrived at First Cardiology Hospital in Lagos in September 2021. He barely made enough money to support his family with his tricycle transportation service, let alone look after his health, but when the onset…
Read MoreShipment Provides Medical Supplies To Hospital, Boosts Employee Morale
By Kaitlyn Nuebel The devaluation of Malawi’s national currency has made basic medical supplies unaffordable and therefore a rarity at St. Joseph’s Mission Hospital and College of Nursing. Visit our blog to read how a recent shipment from Brother’s Brother Foundation has transformed the hospital and its staff. Brother’s Brother Foundation sent a 40-foot container…
Read MorePittsburgh City Council Declares November 14 Brother’s Brother Foundation Day
By Kaitlyn Nuebel The City of Pittsburgh designated November 14, 2022, as Brother’s Brother Foundation Day in recognition of the organization’s recent aid in Pittsburgh and Ukraine. Bobby Wilson, the councilman for District 1, presented Ozzy Samad, BBF president, and Tom Wentling, BBF Board Chair, with the proclamation Monday morning during a City Council meeting…
Read MoreMedications Provide Essential Aid To Haitians In Batey Communities
By Kaitlyn Nuebel Haitian sugarcane workers used to live in the Dominican Republic only during the work season, but tumultuous conditions in Haiti have caused many to seek refuge in the Dominican Republic year-round. The Dominican Republic’s government have deemed these Haitian settlements, called Bateyes, illegal and only provide a few public services to the…
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