As members of the body of Christ, what is our role in fostering collaboration to increase patient access and higher quality care? Barbara Campbell, RPh, CCN, Executive Director, ReLink Global Health-The Dalton Foundation explores the experiences of establishing the Haiti Health Network, a collaboration of more than 500 healthcare providers.

1. Implementing a Comprehensive
Equipment Management Program
Haiti Model
Ray Dalton Founder and Executive Chairman

2. Our Core Values:
Glorify God in all we say and do
Pursue excellence in every endeavor
Lead by serving
Value people
Hebrews 10: 24 - 25:
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward
love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as
some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one
another….
As an organization
following the teachings of
Jesus Christ, The Dalton
Foundation exists to bring
the message of Grace and
Salvation to everyone we
encounter in our work.

3. We Believe…
…you have to understand and know
the market before you can implement
sustainable change:
• Many large-scale health systems
strengthening solutions can be
successfully and efficiently
implemented.
• Clinical programs can be
connected to existing
infrastructure and rolled out
efficiently and effectively
This Allows you to
Implement:

4. Our Approach
Support Empower Engage
STEP TWO
Educate, Connect, and Collaborate
• Host regional and national conferences to
bring players in the marketplace together
• We do this in Haiti via Haiti Health Network
• Via these forums we can:
• Develop best practices
• Offer trainings
• Discuss practical solutions to problems
• Reduce siloing and create community
• Identify key leaders/ providers
STEP THREE
Develop and Implement Solutions
• Using data
collected and
knowledge of key
leaders in
marketplace
design programs
that will have the
most impact and
effectiveness
STEP ONE
Understand the marketplace
• Gather data on all
organizations currently
providing services and areas
they serve including data on
capacity to deliver services
• Utilize relinkglobalhealth.org
as tool
• Analyze the data and use it
to identify key problems and
gaps in the marketplace

5. Why relinkglobalhealth.org?
We believe...
Creating connectivity and fostering collaboration
increases access to care, improves quality of care, and
enhances sustainability of services to benefit the people
of Haiti
This model and technology can be reused in many
countries and in many contexts
The strong backbone provides a network by
which...
Many large-scale health systems strengthening solutions
can be successfully and efficiently implemented.
Clinical programs can be connected to existing
infrastructure and rolled out efficiently and effectively
Help can be distributed quickly in times of disaster or
crisis

6. Examples of projects that could be implemented through this model
Bio-medical equipment management, repair, and training program
Disaster preparedness and Emergency Response
Electronic Medical Records Program
Medication and Supply Distribution Program
Community focused Dental Care and Hygiene
Clinical Trainings
... potential for many more!

7. Use the data to Design a
program that Will
Identify best geographies to start
Identify strategic pre-qualified partners
• Take those doing good work to the next level of
excellence
• Take those struggling and bring them to a
capacity level so they can serve more people with
higher levels of care.
• Standardized equipment and introduce it to the
marketplace to dramatically increase quality of
care.
• Be comprehensive and include training and
timely repair
*Source- relinkglobalhealth.org 2019 Nord Est
Haiti Department data
Analyze Data*
• Population of nearly 400,00 people
• 43 facilities providing healthcare
• 56% of facilities only have one full time physician or less on
staff
• One Bio-med working in the department
• Six x- ray machines in entire department
• 20% of clinics have no electricity at all

8. Medical Equipment Management Program
Key Program Components
• Develop local relationships and partnerships (steps one and two)
• Develop import/customs plan
• Develop distribution plan from port to partner
• Standardize and centralize equipment donations
• Target devices with the most impact on patient care given resource and environmental constraints
(Partner surveys)
• Manage installation plan
• Provide clinical staff training
• Scheduled bio-medical repair training and preventative maintenance to local market
• Ensure there are in- country spare parts, accessories, and tech support to increase equipment up-
time
Goal: Multi year Program to Modernize and Standardize medical equipment in Haitien Health Care environment to improve access to care and quality of care

9. Through Collaboration and Partnership
Ansanm nou kapab!