The Foundation has decided to support for one year (June 2012 – June 2013) the Department of neonatology of the Saint Damien Pediatric Hospital of Tabarre, dealing with the professional development of the internal staff totally Haitian, in the intention of creating a specialized staff, gradually making the department able of being self-sustainable.
In addition to all this the Foundation has contributed to create the emergency room of the neonatology ward.
In neonatology are treated premature babies (who are often born with a weight less than 1500 gr.) or having neonatal diseases, often born from malnourished mothers. The department has 32 beds in intensive and sub intensive therapy and is affiliated with the Hospital Bambin Gesu in Rome.