United Methodist Church of Geneva
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
211 Hamilton Street - Geneva, IL - 630.232.7120
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International Child Care
  • Working to change the conditions that make people sick, hungry, impoverished and afraid.
  • Christian health development organization
  • Operating in Haiti since 1967
  • Operating in the Dominican Republic since 1988.
Grace Children's Hospital
  • Dedicated to the treatment of children with tuberculosis (TB).
  • Founded in 1967, Grace is staffed completely by Haitian nationals.
  • Flagship ministry of International Child Care
  • Recognized as Haiti’s leading medical facility.
  • Recently inaugurated HIV/AIDS treatment services to protect against the double threat of TB & HIV
  • Thousands of children suffering from tuberculosis and other childhood diseases come to Grace Children's Hospital each year.
  • Children with the most severe cases are admitted to the 60-bed inpatient ward where they receive around-the-clock care.
International Child Care is a Christian health development organization. Operating in Haiti since 1967 and in the Dominican Republic since 1988, ICC is working to change the conditions that make people sick, hungry, impoverished and afraid.Grace Children’s Hospital, founded in 1967, is the flagship ministry of International Child Care. Recognized as Haiti’s leading medical facility dedicated to the treatment of children with tuberculosis (TB) Grace Children’s Hospital has staff comprised of all Haitian nationals. The hospital recently inaugurated HIV/AIDS treatment services to protect against the double threat of TB and HIV, two of the most urgent public health problems facing Haiti today. Each year Grace Children’s Hospital receives thousands of children who are suffering from tuberculosis and other childhood diseases. Those children with the most severe cases are admitted to the sixty-bed inpatient ward where they receive around-the-clock care.