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Fine Salt Is Fine! Bon Sel Dayiti has traditionally been a
coarse salt, but thanks to the
innovations at the factory, Bon Sel
will now have fine salt for food
producers. We are partnering with
schools, orphanages, and businesses
to get Bon Sel Dayiti out to more
people, so that more Haitians will be
able to use Bon Sel Dayiti , as we
continue our fight against LF and
Iodine Deficiency Disorder.
This year, the Bon Sel Dayiti Salt Factory
will produce 500 tons of salt iodized
with DEC. Production is forecasted to
increase to 1200 T in 2014. The Haiti
Program is reaping the benefits of our
first year of assistance from Cargill Salt.
Former Cargill executive and current
Salt Program Manager Jim Reimer has
brought his extensive experience to
Haiti. Jim has also involved several of
his former colleagues in different
aspects of the program.
Leogane Ledger F A L L 2 0 1 3
A Message from Dean Crawford
I have visited Haiti many
times in six years as
Dean of the College of
Science. On a recent trip,
I was profoundly
impressed by the
fantastic progress that
has been made during
the past several months.
Much work remains, but
the Notre Dame Haiti
Program is accelerating!
The Bon Sel Dayiti salt
factory capacity has
been expanded to 1,500
tons per year of iodized
salt with DEC and will be
expanded to 3,000 tons
per year in 2014. Bon
Sel Dayiti is delivering
life-changing nutrients to
the people of Haiti.
Discoveries that elevate
society – what the
College of Science and
the University of Notre
Dame are all about! We
foresee further
accomplishments ahead
rom the Haiti Program as
we collaborate to
eliminate LF from the
island. We often talk
about virtues at Notre
Dame, and I am amazed
at the virtues expressed
in Haiti – from the
compassion and passion
of our staff and collabo-
rators to the resilience
and perseverance of the
people they serve.
Images from the Bon Sel Dayiti factory in Port-au-Prince
P A G E 2
The Brazilians Are Coming! In early December, the
Residence Filariose will be
bustling with activity! Over
the course of five days, the
Haiti Program will host a
training session in
Morbidity Management.
During the training, doctors
(including Notre Dame
Alumni Vince Degennaro &
John MacDonald,) nurses,
and health professionals
from across Haiti will focus
on learning how to provide
top-notch care for those
with lymphedema illnesses,
specifically lymphatic
filariasis.
This training will be in
cooperation with the
Brazilian Embassy and the
World Health Organiza-
tion (WHO), and led by
specialists from Brazil.
Morbidity care is one part
of the Notre Dame Haiti
Program’s work, as caring
for those who are
suffering is as important
as what we do to prevent
others from becoming
afflicted. We are grateful
for this new partnership
with the Brazilians and for
our continued work with
WHO.
as healthy as possible.
Claudette also needed to
provide for her young family.
A saleswoman before she got
sick, Claudette was recently
hired to be a vendor for Bon
Sel Dayiti. Notre Dame
produces cofortified salt to
help fight the symptoms of
Iodine Deficiency and LF. As
the program launches a
nationwide marketing
campaign, individual vendors
like Claudette help to make
When she was diagnosed
with LF in 2002, Claudette
St. Louis had minor swell-
ing in her right leg. Afraid
of the symptoms that
were common in her
hometown of Leogane,
she became an active
participant in the Hope
Club, a support group for
women with LF, and also
frequented Notre Dame’s
LF clinic for antibiotic
ointments to keep her legs
the personal connection with
markets around Leogane and
Port-au-Prince. As a member
of the Hope Club, the
Program provided Claudette
with the one bale of 25
pounds of salt, which she
then reinvested to sell 50
pounds a week. When asked
about why she works so hard
for Bon Sel Dayiti, Claudette
responds: “To help Haiti stay
healthy.“
L E O G A N E L E D G E R
Selling Salt, Delivering Hope
Claudette St. Louis shows off
Bon Sel Dayiti in Leogane.
P A G E 3
their illness and coping skills.
While meeting with club
organizers, Dr. Peter offered
advice on stress relief activities
that could be introduced to the
group. Dr. Kowalski then met
with several patients in individual
Thank You Doctor Peter Kowalski In August, Dr. Peter Kowalski
made his fourth trip to Leogane.
Dr. Kowalski, a Texas psychiatrist,
is a well-known figure in Leogane
as a veteran of Emil’s Army,
post-Earthquake Relief, and
medical mission trips. On this
trip, Dr. Peter, a member of the
class of 1979, spent most of his
time with LF patients.
Dr. Kowalski was able to meet
with members of the HOPE Club,
a group of approximately 200
patients who meet to discuss
and small group therapy sessions.
In a country with only 12 psychia-
trists for 10 million people, Dr.
Kowalski’s commitment to Haiti is
already having an impact on
patients and their families. Thank
you, Doctor Peter, for your help!
Program Researchers Present in DC
This month, the American
Society of Tropical Medicine
and Hygiene held their annual
meeting in Washington, DC.
The Haiti Program was repre-
sented by Dr. Marie Denise
Milord, Binational Coordinator
of the program to fight NTDs
and malaria in Haiti and the
Dominican Republic, and
Mathieu Poirier, Assistant
Director of Research.
Leading off a symposium titled
Eliminating Malaria and
titled “Concomitant Household
Use of LF Interventions in Haiti”
and “Preliminary Multiplex
Serological Assessment of Vector
Borne Diseases in a Sentinel
Community in Léogâne, Haiti”.
Mathieu was also able to net-
work with NTD researchers from
around the world, which may
lead to rsearch
collaboration
and support in
the future.
Lymphatic Filariasis on
Hispaniola, Dr. Milord present-
ed the binational plan for the
elimination of malaria and LF
on Hispaniola on behalf of both
countries’ ministries of health.
Based in Haiti, Mathieu is
currently conducting research
on the effects of Bon Sel Dayiti
on LF, as well as coordinating
sentinel site research and
preparing for Transmission
Assessment Surveys this spring.
Mathieu presented two posters
This Holiday Season, the Haiti Program is thankful for your prayerful support. We wish you and your loved ones a Happy and Joyous holiday season.
Jwaye Nwel and Bon Ane!
Give the Gift of Health This holiday season, the Notre Dame
Haiti Program is offering the oppor-
tunity to Give the Gift of Health in
Haiti.
If you are looking for the perfect gift
for someone who has everything,
please consider making a donation to
the Haiti Program in honor of a dear
friend or family member.
The Notre Dame Haiti Program has
commissioned local artists in Leogane
to create drawings of Christmas
scenes. The Program will send your
friend a card, like the one at right,
with a Christmas blessing as well as a
note detailing what is being done in
their honor. Recipients will not be
added to the mailing list. For alumni,
this gift will count towards yearly
contributions to the University.
Donors may choose to sponsor one of
the specific projects listed, or they may
designate general patient support.
A gift of $25 will provide
lymphedema care for one month
for 10 people
A gift of $50 will provide Mass Drug
Administration for 100 people
A gift of $100 will provide 800 one
pound bags of medicated salt to
help a local vendor start a busi-
ness.
A gift of $500 will provide a life-
changing hydrocele surgery, ena-
bling the patient to support his
family once again.
More information and an order form
can be found at www.haiti.nd.edu
All requests for cards must be post-
marked by December 14th, so that the
Program elves have time to process
gifts in time for the holiday.
Phone: 574-631-3273
Fax: 574-631-7984
E-mail: [email protected]
Notre Dame Haiti Program University of Notre Dame
305 Brownson Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Founded in 1993, the University of Notre Dame
Haiti Program seeks to eliminate lymphatic filariasis
(LF) in Haiti by 2020. LF, a mosquito-borne disease,
is the second leading cause of long-term
disfigurement and disability worldwide. It can be
eliminated through Mass Drug Administration and
the distribution of co-fortified salt. The Haiti
Program is partnering with the Haitian Ministry of
Health, corporations, and non-governmental
organizations to forever eliminate the disease in
Haiti, thus alleviating suffering, helping to grow the
Haitian economy, and creating an exportable model
for LF elimination throughout the developing world.
www.haiti.nd.edu