“Toussaint Louverture”
Hospital Ships for Haiti
Cercle de Reflexion des Nations Inc (CRN)
www.cercledereflexion.org
In partnership with Team Haiti
www.teamhaiti.us
With the participation of:
The HEAT foundation (www.theheatfoundation.org )
ABC Maritime Switzerland and NTA France ( www.abcmaritime.ch and www.nta.fr )
Group Helm and SUNY Maritime College of New York (www.sunymaritime.edu )
World Organization of African Diaspora
1 - Humanitarian Objective: Provide free medical care to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
6 months after the earthquake we identified the following
- 1.5 million homeless living in 641 refugee camps.
- Thousands wounded and in need urgent medical care.
2 - Destination: Port-Au-Prince and the ports along Haiti’s coastline.
3 - Date of Operation: Christmas 2010
4 - Duration of Operation: 10 years (During this time, Haiti’s medical infrastructure would be reconstructed.)
5 - Name: Toussaint Louverture (The father of the Independence of Haiti, and the abolition of slavery-named “docteur feuille” because he was the master of herbal medicine.)
6 - Flags: Haitian flag and if possible, the United Nations flag.
7 - Operator: Cercle de Reflexion des Nations Inc (CRN), an American Corporation registered in the State of Florida in 1992 and inaugurated to the United Nations Headquarters in 1994.
8 - Directors of Operation: Dr. Michel Thao Chan, PhD, CEO of CRN/ Dr. Jean-Luc Perez, PhD, President Founder of CRN/ Dr. Kieu My Perez, MD, General Secretary of CRN/ Patrick Bremaud, Coordinator/ Dr. Abel Bensaad, General Secretary of the Medical College.
9 - Official Presentation: October 2010 meeting at the United Nations in New York. All the Member States would be invited to participate in this great humanitarian cause.
10 - Type of vessel: 4 ships will be transformed into hospitals: 1 ship fixed at the Port - Au-Prince. The remaining will be autonomous with helicopter pads (consistent with the II Geneva Convention on the hospital ships of 1949).
- Two Accommodation Barges (class OTTO)
- Two Self Propelled Accommodation Barges (type Elisa)
11 - Characteristics of the Hospital Ships: total beds - 480; operation rooms: 12
-Two hospital ships (OTTO) autonomous in energy: will include a helicopter pad, crane, and 90 medical wards for 160 hospital beds.
-Two hospital ships (Elisa) autonomous in energy and auto-propelled: each ship features 45 medical wards for 80 hospital beds.
-All four hospital ships feature an operating theatre, medical center and shelters containing an X-ray unit, surgery unit, intensive care unit, and an emergency room.
12 - Type of medical services (specific to earthquake victims):
- Surgery: Treating physical injuries (cuts/ infections/ broken bones/ amputations/ orthopedic/rehabilitation/physiotherapy);
- Post Surgery: prosthesis and motor recuperation;
- Epidemic and diverse infectious diseases including: malaria/diarrhea/typhoid fever/ hepatitis / HIV;
- General Medicine: primary care and respiratory infection;
- Gynecology: obstetric and sexual violence;
- Burns: domestic accidents;
- Physiologic and psychiatric: post trauma treatment (individual and collective depression).
13 - Hospital Organization: Expertise of the USNS Comfort and an American hospital ship that has already intervened in Haiti after the earthquake.
14 - Crew: Technique operation with ABC Maritime Switzerland, NTA France, Group Helm, and SUNY Maritime College of New York.
15 - Security: Expertise of the U.S. Navy and five military experts nominated by the governments of Benin, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, and Niger.
16 - Possible cooperation: Governments and NGOs such as the American Red Cross.
17 - Base of operation on land: Supply chain and logistic destined for the coordination of the operation with Haitian authorities, including mobile medical units.
18 - School Ship: Any school or university that wants to participate will send candidates to complete a training course notably concerning maritime domains, and to do continuous training for doctors and medical staff.
19 - Creating Employment: 770 full time equivalent employments and 620 indirect employments, which total 1390 created jobs. The Haitian people prioritized.
20 - Budget: $1,408,135,000 (US) dollars in 10 years. (See Financial Budget)
The World-Wide Medicine on the “Toussaint Louverture I” hospital ship for Haiti
Putting into service the hospital ship “Toussaint Louverture I” in Haiti opens a World Wide approach to medicine. It is part of a vision of human beings taken in its complexity and totality. The human beings are perceived harmoniously in its 3 bodies: physical, psychic and energetic body, as a closely connected and interdependent entirety.
Thus, it is necessary to:
- treat the damaged organs
- balance the patient’s psychology and treat post-trauma conditions
- restore the circulation of energy in the body
We will recruit graduate doctors and medical personnel for the hospital ship “Toussaint Louverture I”.
In the first stage of its operation, we need the following medical specialties:
- General medicine
- Surgery
- Psychiatry
- Gynecology and obstetrics
- Public health
These doctors and medical personnel will be paid for their services.
Hospital characteristics:
Capacity: 120 hospital beds + 60 hospital beds (if emergency)
- 2 Aseptic operating rooms
- 1 Emergency room
- 1 Intensive Care Unit
- 1 X Ray Unit
- 1 Biological laboratory
- Dental service
Barge Characteristics:
Mooring system and anchors
- 8 x point mooring winches 75 Tons@10mèters/minutes pull
- 2 x Tugger winches 10 Tons each at forward and aft
Firefighting system equipped
Water maker: 2 x 50 ton per day / Reverse osmosis
Electricity generator and air compressor
Air Pad:
Strength suitable for Sikorsky S92 helicopters or equivalent
Operation Fund Raising (Hollywood CA actor’s celebrities)
PORT DE PAIX BAY HAITI
USNS COMFORT in HAITI
Fifth Meeting of the Safety and Health Commission of the Hospital Ship “Toussaint Louverture I” for Haiti
United Nations Headquarters
Preparatory Meeting
Held at the Marriott Hotel of Miami
on September 29, 2010
In attendance:
Mr. Gerardo Taveras, Secretary of State of Economy and Planning, delegate of Honorable Javier Gonzalez, Head of Mission at the Consulate General of Miami (representing the Dominican Republic).
Honorable Gaêl de Maisonneuve, Consul General and Ms. Martha Pecina, head of Latin-American Affairs at the Consulate General of Miami (representing France).
Mrs. Monica Valdez Murphree, Political Assistant, delegate of Honorable Javier Gonzalez
Head of Mission, delegate of Honorable Jorge Lomonaco, Consul General of Miami (representing Mexico).
The Consul General of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Haiti, Jamaica, Japan and Netherlands, announced as participants, were unable to attend the meeting due to a tropical storm in Miami that evening.
Prior to the meeting, the Honorable Ralph Latortue, Consul of Haiti in Miami, assured the delegation of his total support and the full cooperation of the Haitian Government.
Due to previous engagements, the Consuls of Canada, China, Malta, Norway, Peru, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom were unable to attend the meeting. However, They sent their best wishes of success to the meeting and Spain qualified the project Hospital ship “Toussaint Louverture I” as “a magnificent initiative”.
The Cercle de Reflexion des Nations was represented by Dr. Jean-Luc Pérez, Founding President; Dr. Kieu My Pérez, Secretary general; Mr. Christophe Chang, in charge of Communication and Mr. Patrick Brémaud, responsible for the Safety and Health Commission of the hospital ship
Team Haiti was represented by Mr. Thony Fernand, President; Dr. Jacqueline Hoy, Executive Director and their members: Dr. Clinton Jules, Mr. Bruner Dumeny, Mr. Edras Salomon, Mrs. Lesly Metellus, Mrs. Marietta Carter Narasse, and Mr. Justin Manturin.
The Support Committee for the “Toussaint Louverture I” hospital ship included Mr. Yussuf Mohamed, Chairman of North Ridge Development Company, Anthony Madden, CEO of Global Con Holdings, Keith Quarles, Mr. Vidal of Lycée Franco Américain, Mrs. Emie Clerveau from International School of Broward and Mr. Claude Nelson, Manager Associated Printing Production.
The meeting started at 6.30 pm. After welcoming the participants, Dr. Jean-Luc Pérez explained the reason for the name “Toussaint Louverture I” was because it is the name of the ‘Father’ of Haiti, well-known as a “doctor” who treated the sick with herbal medicine.
Afterwards, Mr. Brémaud explained that the hospital ship was part of an international organization called “Emergency Humanitarian Force” ( E.H.F.) which could deploy services by land, air and sea in cases of a catastrophe. He also commented on the technical and medical organization of the hospital ship.
Dr. Kieu My Pérez discussed the “World-Wide Medicine” (WWM) concept. She launched a recruitment program to recruit doctors and medical personnel from different countries. She added that all personnel would be paid for their services.
Dr. Jean-Luc Pérez indicated that this hospital ship would be open to all countries in the world, which can justify the request for the United Nations flag. In conclusion, he congratulated the “act of heart” of Team Haiti, who joined in partnership with the Cercle de Reflexion des Nations.
Dr. Hoy and Mr. Fernand from Team Haiti stated that the hospital ship for Haiti would be a symbol of hope for the Haitian people.
The representatives of the Dominican Republic, France, and Mexico expressed their total support and cooperation to alleviate the suffering of Haitians.
Dr. Jean-Luc Pérez |
Dr. Jacqueline Hoy |
