Improving lives of 3,000 disabled children in DR

Dear donor, please accept our warmest greetings. We would like to take this moment to express our deepest gratitude for your generous contribution to this project. As you may recall, this fundraising initiative was launched to build a high-quality health center for children with disabilities living in vulnerable communities across the region. Your support brings us significantly closer to achieving this vital goal.

We are incredibly grateful for your commitment to our cause.

Since opening its doors in the community of Verón in 2020, the facility has marked a major turning point for specialized pediatric medical care, serving children with disabilities throughout the eastern region of the DR. The center provides a warm, comprehensive environment led by highly skilled specialists. By actively involving families in the treatment planning process, we work together to enhance the children's quality of life and foster greater social inclusion.

 Currently, the neurodevelopmental disorders treated at the CEDI are: autism, down syndrome, behavioral disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders associated with a medical condition (epilepsy, malnutrition and genetics), psychomotor retardation, cerebral palsy, learning disorders, emotional disorders and /or mental, intellectual disability and communication disorders, among others.

 The most common medical cases are autism, cerebral palsy, psychomotor retardation, phonological disorders, neurodevelopmental disorder

 In order to update the knowledge and skills of the staff and continuously improve the medical service, some patients are periodically evaluated in the area of physical therapy with the collaboration of specialists from specialists from Akron Children's Hospital, through telemedicine

 1284 patients (0-15 years) have been treated in the last 4 months

In recent months, the project has focused on operational and administrative improvements to ensure sustainability and enhance the quality of patient care.

Main benefits to be achieved through this process:

• Quality of care: Improves patient care through the standardization of processes and modern clinical protocols.

• Patient safety: Reduces adverse events through strict safety controls and continuous monitoring.

• Waiting times: Optimizes patient flow, reducing bottlenecks in consultations and therapy areas.

• Financial sustainability: Optimizes the use of economic resources.

• Staff satisfaction: Prevents burnout.

• Process standardization: Ensures that the same administrative procedure is always carried out in the best documented manner, increasing levels of operational efficiency.

Given that it is the only center of its kind in the entire eastern region of the country and the demand of the population has been increasing, we hope to expand the facilities of the center in the near future.

We look forward to continue partnering with you in order to get these goals together

 We will keep you informed about the progress of the project. If you have any comment, advice or question, please feel free to direct them to us and we will answer as best we can.

There is no way to fully express our gratitude for your support

Best wishes,