Missions trip to Haiti 2012

Here you can find information about our mission trip to Haiti.

Download trip application and release form.

Where

Port-au-Prince, Haiti with Bill and Dorothy Smith, missionaries to Haiti

When

Leave Maine on Saturday March 24.

Leave Haiti on Saturday March 31.

Cost

All costs right now are an approximation.

Airfare: $500 - $550 round trip / person
Extra Baggage: $25 for the first check-on item and $40 for second

Lodging: $40 / day / person ($320 for 8 days)

Building materials: TBD

Supplies to bring down: TBD

Travel Insurance (MANDETORY): $4 / day (See more info)

Due Dates

February 12th is the deadlines for the airfare cost

Donations

If anyone is donating money to you for the trip we recommend that they make a check out to Emmanuel Assembly of God. That way they can take a tax deduction.

Ann Foss will be managing the funds for this trip. Please forward all monies to her.

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Useful Links

Health information for travelers to Haiti (CDC)

Information from the missionaries about what to wear, what to bring, what to expect and more

Things to Bring

Complete packing list

See the above link for some things to bring. Here are some other items.

Passport and photo id (REQUIRED)
Some travel money
Bed net
Bugspray with 25 - 30% deet
Permetharin spray to spray clothing and bed net
Travel wallet
Imodium and anti-diarial medicine
Oral rehidration salts to replace electrolytes if you get sick

Safety

There are a number of things that we can do to keep ourselves safe.

Stay away from stray animals. You don't know where they've been or what diseases they have.
Don't eat salads or any other foot that could have been washed it water. If it's not cooked or can't be peeled don't eat it.
ONLY DRINK BOTTLED WATER
Take care when showering or brushing your teeth that you don't swallow the water.
Wear bug spray whenever you are outside. Cholera and other diseases (dengay) are transmitted via mosquitoes.

Travel Clinic & Vaccinations

You can visit your primary care physician for shots or visit a travel clinic.

Travel clinic in Farmington

Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington has a travel clinic. The costs are similar to the cost of the travel clinic in Auburn. For appointments call 779-2367.

Travel clinic in Auburn

Below is information for the WorkMed Travel Clinic at St Mary's in Auburn.

Download the intake form that should be filled out before your appointment.

Travel clinic office visit: Approx $125 (Time for doctor, nurse, and admin vaccine fees)

Patient pays the office visit fee and then for each additional shot.

Recommended vaccines for Haiti: (Approx costs)

Hepatitis A	$28/shot (2 shot series)
Hepatitis B (only needed if doing medical work, which we're not)	$59/shot (3 shot series)
TwinRix (A & B combo)	$46/shot (3 shot series)
Typhoid Vi (injection)	$56 (good for 2 years)
Typhoid Vivotif (oral)	?? Researching via Medicine Shoppe - Patient would be given a prescription to fill at their local pharmacy (good for 5 years)

Malaria prophylaxis for Haiti:

Recommended is chloroquine: ~$30 (Taken 1 week before departure and then 1 x per week while there and 1x/week for 4 weeks once returns)

Some cannot tolerate chloroquine’s side effects so others maybe prescribed:
Doxycyline: ~$20 (Taken daily 1 week before departure, daily while there and daily for 4 weeks after return)

Malarone: ~$180 (Taken daily 2 days before departure, daily while there and daily for 1 week after return)

All United States recommended vaccines should be current:

MMR: $56
Tdap: $35

A prescription for Cipro is given and should be filled, but only used in the event the traveler contracts traveler’s diarrhea (also covers Cholera). (A Z-Pack is given to anyone under 18 yrs of age)