Salutary Angels / Les Anges Bienfaisants

Salutary Angels/Les Anges Bienfaisants is a non-profit charitable organization (Charitable Registration #84458 4672 RR0001) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, since January 2005.

Our mission is to improve women's health and maternal care services in rural areas of Haiti with a long-term vision of reducing maternal mortality in the country.

Objectives

To deliver a comprehensive package of health care services in rural areas, through a mobile lab/clinic.
To improve the quality and the effectiveness of the health care referral system in rural areas.
To strengthen the capabilities of healthcare workers to identify and refer critical cases for secondary healthcare.
To expand the services of our mobile lab/clinic throughout the rural areas of the country by 2015.

About The Founder

Marie-Hélène Beauboeuf was born and raised in Haiti. While growing up in Haiti she witnessed a mother give birth to her baby on the street, and saw her cut the umbilical cord with a rock. Troubled by this incident and by the health conditions of impoverished Haitian women in general, she always had the burning desire to improve their health conditions and to give them the dignity to which they are entitled.

Marie-Hélène has lived in the Atlantic provinces of Canada for 30 years. She has a Master's degree in International Development Studies from Saint Mary's University, a Bachelor's degree in Education from the Université de Moncton, and a certificate in Human Resource Management from Saint Mary's University. Her idea to start a maternal health project for Haiti germinated from her thesis research on “Community Participation As A Response To The Crisis Of Maternal Mortality In Haiti,” a requirement for her recent masters of arts degree in International Development Studies at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. The findings from this research prompted her to develop a mobile lab/clinic project to deliver prenatal and postnatal care services to the doorsteps of impoverished pregnant women living in rural areas.

Board Members

Marie-Hélène Beauboeuf, Founding President and Executive Director
She holds a Master of Arts degree in International Development Studies from Saint Mary’s University, Halifax Nova Scotia. Marie-Hélène’s specialization is in community development and community participation where she has gained extensive field research and experience in Haiti while conducting research for her Master’s thesis on “Community Participation As A Response To The Crisis Of Maternal Mortality In Haïti”, as well as conducting extensive field study and research for her maternal project in Léôgane, Haïti. Born and raised in Haïti, she has in-depth knowledge of the Haitian’s culture and the country social and economic landscape. Marie-Hélène also holds a Bachelor in Education from l’Université de Moncton, Moncton New Brunswick, a Certificate in Human Resources Management from Saint Mary’s University and a Certificate in Mobilizing Asset for Community-Driven Development from Coady International Institute, Antigonish Nova Scotia.

Sylvia Wedderburn, Treasurer
A retired R.N., Sylvia holds a Bachelor in Nursing from Albert Einstein Medical Center School of Nursing, Philadelphia, USA. She worked as a Staff Nurse in Obstetrics and Gynecology’s at the Victoria General Hospital, Halifax. She also held the position of Head Nurse Post Partum Unit, included Ante Partum and High Risk Patients at the Halifax Infirmary, and the position of Head Nurse Surgical Unit at Bethel Hospital, Brooklyn New York.

Doctor Madsen Beau de Rochars, Director
He holds a Medical Degree from l’Université d’État d’Haïti, Port-au-Prince Haïti and a Master in Public Health from Emory University, Atlanta USA. He worked at the General Hospital in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Port-au-Prince Haïti. Dr Beau de Rochars is Director of Lymphatic Filariasis Program in Léôgane, Haïti. He also published several scientific publications in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Kushali Amaratunga Clarke, Director
She holds a Master of Arts in International Development Studies from Saint Mary’s University, Halifax Nova Scotia and a Bachelor of Law Degree (L.L.B.) from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Kushali worked for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka as the National Programme Development Assistant. She worked at the Eye Care Foundation in Sri Lanka, a mobile clinic founded by her father to deliver ophthalmologic services to the less privileged in the rural communities.

Reports

2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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