Educational Program

Learning from Existing Commercial Product Services

100% Sanitation Coverage in Haiti - A Sustainable Business Model for Ecological Sanitation

BasicNeeds' unique approach works with existing health and community systems, and staff to provide community based mental health treatment through outreach clinics, mental health camps and regular check-ups. However, treatment alone is not enough for sustained improvements to mental health, which is why the Model also increases an individual's access to emotional and practical support through self-help groups, improves their capacity to find meaningful occupation and employment, and ultimately works to changes health systems and policy for the better.

One third of child deaths in Guyana result from respiratory distress or bacterial infection in the first few weeks of life. Although infant mortality rates have improved in Guyana, the numbers today correspond with those in the U.S. and Canada in the early 1970s, before the extensive availability of neonatal intensive care units. Slightly under half of all babies in Guyana are born in the nation’s largest city and capital, at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

Randomized Open Controlled Trial on Kangaroo Mother Care versus Traditional Care for Low-Birth-Weight Infants: Patient Centered Outcomes at the Age of 18 years