Institut Brenda Strafford works as a family, united in its charitable mission to provide high quality person centered professional Ophthalmology and Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) services to improve the lives of people in Haiti. Providing services in Les Cayes, Haiti since 1982, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, the Institut strives to be the first choice of Ophthalmology and ENT health care for our communities, providing affordable services to improve the clinical outcomes of those we serve. .
Our team is comprised of 100+ employees (95% local) plus full-time national and international specialists.
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Village of Hope Hospice is a 19-bed, resident care facility committed to providing holistic, patient-centered care to all our patients. This involves a team-oriented approach to medical care, pain management, and emotional and spiritual support that are tailored to the needs of each patient. Our 24/7 operations are run by a team of trained Jamaican Practical Nurses who work under the direction of our licensed Jamaican Physician.
Hope Hospice opened its doors in 1997 under the management of Good Shepherd Foundation. A few years later a partnership agreement was signed with The Brenda Strafford Foundation. Since 2018, Village of Hope Hospice has been run solely by Village of Hope Limited, a registered charitable organization in Jamaica incorporated in 2010 (registration #CAIN100NR-60C) as a part of The Brenda Strafford Foundation. The hospice was initially established to support dignified end of life care for HIV, cancer, and other palliative patients but has evolved to also provide continuing care support for residents with longer term care needs.
Operated by Canadian Vision Care and Lions Club of Montego Bay, the Community Vision Centre of Excellence at BSF’s Village of Hope in Montego Bay provides primary, secondary, and surgical eye care services on a charitable basis.
The Brenda Strafford Foundation Eye Centre in Roseau was relocated in 2022. It provides ophthalmology consultation and surgical services in the Dominica-China Friendship Hospital, which is the only large acute care hospital in Dominica. The BSF Eye Centre is operated and managed by the Government of Dominica.
The BSF Eye Centre was initially established at the Princess Margaret Hospital in 1986, and was relocated in 2022 to the new Dominica-China Friendship Hospital (constructed on the site of the Princess Margaret Hospital).
Four primary care medical clinics built by BSF enhance access to important health promotion and disease prevention services. The clinics are operated and managed by the Government of Dominica.
In the spirit of respect, reconciliation and gratitude, we honour and acknowledge that our services are provided on the traditional territories of Treaty 7, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy comprising the Siksika, Piikani and Kainai First Nations, the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda First Nation including the Chiniki, Bearspaw and Good Stoney Bands. These territories are also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta Region 3. We are grateful for the many First Nations who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We acknowledge that we have ongoing responsibilities to protect, honour and celebrate all of life within our shared communities.
