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Dr. Catherine Wolf is a co-author of the "Handbook of Medicine in Developing Countries", a very practical guide for medical
workers in low resource settings It is published by the Christian Medical and Dental Association and is available on their
website.
Media
1/14/10
Franklin native, home from work in Haiti, fears recovery after quake will be difficult
FRANKLIN (SOMERSET) — Dr. Catherine Wolf knows firsthand how difficult it will be for Haiti to recover from Tuesday's
devastating earthquake. She has been living on the island on and off since 1981, working as a doctor and a full-time
missionary in an isolated mountainous region near Jeremie, about 120 miles west of Port au Prince, where the quake was
centered.
"This is devastating to a country like this," Wolf said. "Haiti functions poorly at best. This is an incredible blow."
Wolf, who was raised in Franklin, was in New Jersey when the earthquake struck. She came back to the United States on
Dec. 19 to visit family for the holidays and do some fundraising for the nonprofit organization she founded, the Wisconsin-
based Friends for Health in Haiti. She was due to return to Haiti next week. On Wednesday, she flew to Florida in the hopes
of getting a flight to Port au Prince and catching a smaller plane to Jeremie.
"If I get back to Port au Prince, I still may not be able to get back to our town," she said. "As far as I know, our area hasn't been
affected. But I haven't had any direct communication with anybody there. Cell phone calls are not going through. If I can't get
to Jeremie, I'll contact some relief organizations and I'll work with them in Port au Prince."
Wolf's roommate in Jeremie, a Haitian nurse named Cherlie Severe with whom she runs a small clinic for the mountain
residents, also was in the U.S. when the earthquake struck. The two have been trying to contact Severe's two brothers who
live in the capital city, but have not heard from them yet.
"I heard from one of the young men that we work with," said Wolf. "He told me he was driving in Port au Prince. He said his
car was picked up and transported across the street. The buildings are down and there's no electricity. The infrastructure
there is poor at best. I'm sure the government is going to be totally at a loss of knowing what to do and how to do it."
Wolf, 57, is also worried about a friend in Port au Prince who lives in a home that has electricity and internet access.
"I e-mailed her, but I haven't heard back yet," she said.
She fears that the relief efforts will take a very long time because the roads are so rocky and difficult to navigate.
"I'm sure thousands of lives will be lost, not to mention homes and livelihoods," she said. "I don't know how the rescue
operations are going to work. I'm sure the streets are totally blocked. This is horrible, just when the country was beginning to
stabilize in terms of security and the political situation. I fear there will be total chaos and anarchy and a lot of looting."
Mary Ann Bourbeau: 732-565-7245; mbourbeau@MyCentralJersey.com
Franklin woman fundraising to build clinic in Haiti
FRANKLIN (SOMERSET) — Dr. Catherine Wolf has been raising money to build a medical clinic in Haiti since 2006, the year
she founded the nonprofit organization Friends of Health in Haiti. Wolf recently raised enough money to buy a vehicle to
serve as an ambulance to transport patients to a government hospital in the city of Jeremie.
Though fundraising, much of which is being conducted by the Presbytery of New Brunswick, Wolf is aiming to build a primary
care clinic and maternity center in a mountainous area about an hour's drive from Jeremie. She works with Cherlie Severe, a
Haitian-born nurse. Each day, they drive 10 miles up a mountain, a trip that takes an hour because the roads are so poor
and rocky.
"We see 40 to 50 patients a day," said Wolf, a Franklin Township native. There is no electricity in the building they use; they
work from morning to dusk, treating people mainly for malaria, pneumonia, parasites, skin diseases and hypertension.
The clinic will cost about $150,000. Another $200,000 will enable her to build a maternity center because the infant mortality
rate is so high in Haiti.
"If I'm not there doing what I'm doing, chances are no one else would be there," she said. "This is what I intend to do with the
rest of my career. There is tremendous gratitude on the part of the patients we serve."
Tax-deductible donations may be sent to Friends for Health in Haiti, P.O. Box 122, Pewaukee, WI 53072 or by visiting www.
friendsforhealthinhaiti.org.
Mary Ann Bourbeau
Inside ECI Friends for Health in Haiti is featured in the April 2008 Newsletter of Emergency Consultants, Inc.
Return to News/Events Page
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Publications
Dr. Catherine Wolf is a co-author of the "Handbook of Medicine in Developing Countries", a very practical guide for medical
workers in low resource settings It is published by the Christian Medical and Dental Association and is available on their
website.
Media
1/14/10
Franklin native, home from work in Haiti, fears recovery after quake will be difficult
FRANKLIN (SOMERSET) — Dr. Catherine Wolf knows firsthand how difficult it will be for Haiti to recover from Tuesday's
devastating earthquake. She has been living on the island on and off since 1981, working as a doctor and a full-time
missionary in an isolated mountainous region near Jeremie, about 120 miles west of Port au Prince, where the quake was
centered.
"This is devastating to a country like this," Wolf said. "Haiti functions poorly at best. This is an incredible blow."
Wolf, who was raised in Franklin, was in New Jersey when the earthquake struck. She came back to the United States on
Dec. 19 to visit family for the holidays and do some fundraising for the nonprofit organization she founded, the Wisconsin-
based Friends for Health in Haiti. She was due to return to Haiti next week. On Wednesday, she flew to Florida in the hopes
of getting a flight to Port au Prince and catching a smaller plane to Jeremie.
"If I get back to Port au Prince, I still may not be able to get back to our town," she said. "As far as I know, our area hasn't been
affected. But I haven't had any direct communication with anybody there. Cell phone calls are not going through. If I can't get
to Jeremie, I'll contact some relief organizations and I'll work with them in Port au Prince."
Wolf's roommate in Jeremie, a Haitian nurse named Cherlie Severe with whom she runs a small clinic for the mountain
residents, also was in the U.S. when the earthquake struck. The two have been trying to contact Severe's two brothers who
live in the capital city, but have not heard from them yet.
"I heard from one of the young men that we work with," said Wolf. "He told me he was driving in Port au Prince. He said his
car was picked up and transported across the street. The buildings are down and there's no electricity. The infrastructure
there is poor at best. I'm sure the government is going to be totally at a loss of knowing what to do and how to do it."
Wolf, 57, is also worried about a friend in Port au Prince who lives in a home that has electricity and internet access.
"I e-mailed her, but I haven't heard back yet," she said.
She fears that the relief efforts will take a very long time because the roads are so rocky and difficult to navigate.
"I'm sure thousands of lives will be lost, not to mention homes and livelihoods," she said. "I don't know how the rescue
operations are going to work. I'm sure the streets are totally blocked. This is horrible, just when the country was beginning to
stabilize in terms of security and the political situation. I fear there will be total chaos and anarchy and a lot of looting."
Mary Ann Bourbeau: 732-565-7245; mbourbeau@MyCentralJersey.com
Franklin woman fundraising to build clinic in Haiti
FRANKLIN (SOMERSET) — Dr. Catherine Wolf has been raising money to build a medical clinic in Haiti since 2006, the year
she founded the nonprofit organization Friends of Health in Haiti. Wolf recently raised enough money to buy a vehicle to
serve as an ambulance to transport patients to a government hospital in the city of Jeremie.
Though fundraising, much of which is being conducted by the Presbytery of New Brunswick, Wolf is aiming to build a primary
care clinic and maternity center in a mountainous area about an hour's drive from Jeremie. She works with Cherlie Severe, a
Haitian-born nurse. Each day, they drive 10 miles up a mountain, a trip that takes an hour because the roads are so poor
and rocky.
"We see 40 to 50 patients a day," said Wolf, a Franklin Township native. There is no electricity in the building they use; they
work from morning to dusk, treating people mainly for malaria, pneumonia, parasites, skin diseases and hypertension.
The clinic will cost about $150,000. Another $200,000 will enable her to build a maternity center because the infant mortality
rate is so high in Haiti.
"If I'm not there doing what I'm doing, chances are no one else would be there," she said. "This is what I intend to do with the
rest of my career. There is tremendous gratitude on the part of the patients we serve."
Tax-deductible donations may be sent to Friends for Health in Haiti, P.O. Box 122, Pewaukee, WI 53072 or by visiting www.
friendsforhealthinhaiti.org.
Mary Ann Bourbeau
Inside ECI Friends for Health in Haiti is featured in the April 2008 Newsletter of Emergency Consultants, Inc.
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