International Healthcare

The Brenda Strafford extends its reach internationally to provide and support a variety of medical clinics and healthcare services to enhance the health, wellness, and quality of life of people living in underserved regions of the Caribbean.

For more information on The Brenda Strafford Foundation's international healthcare operations, or to discuss potential international healthcare development and partnership opportunities, please contact:

Kevin Melanson
Executive Director, International Healthcare & Chief Social Impact Officer
Email: kevin.melanson@theBSF.ca
Phone (Canada): 1.587.231.6976


Caribbean Eye Health Alliance

A Regional Approach to Eye Health in the Caribbean

The Brenda Strafford Foundation is a founding member and co-chair of the Caribbean Eye Health Alliance, established in June 2023, as part of a group of organizations and individuals collaborating to address eye health and vision needs for people in the Caribbean. Through the strength of our coordinated, synergistic work, we will have a positive impact in addressing the eye health and vision needs of people in the Caribbean.

Caribbean Eye Health Alliance


Haiti

The Institut Brenda Strafford

Institut Brenda Strafford provides 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:

  • Our team is comprised of 100+ employees (95% local) plus full-time national and international specialists.

Our typical annual activity includes:

  • 55,000+ Consultations
  • 2,000+ Surgeries
  • 250 Student internships

Our services include:

  • Ophthalmology consultation & surgery
  • ENT consultation & surgery
  • 24/7 Emergency eye and ENT care
  • 24/7 Inpatient eye and ENT care
  • On-site Pharmacy & Laboratory
  • Specialized eye and ear testing
  • Eye glass prescriptions and dispensary
  • School vision screenings
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Jamaica

Livwell by BSF

Livwell by The Brenda Strafford Foundation (BSF) is a campus of care in Montego Bay, Jamaica, that operates an Adult Day Centre, Small Care Home, and Eye Centre. Our services are dedicated to providing exceptional aging and eye care services to optimize the well-being and enrich the lives of the people we serve in the Montego Bay community.

Livwell by BSF

Livwell by BSF

Dominica

Brenda Strafford Foundation Eye Centre

The Brenda Strafford Foundation Eye Centre was established in 2022, providing ophthalmology consultation and surgical services at the Dominica-China Friendship Hospital. The BSF Eye Centre is operated and managed by the Government of Dominica.

The Eye Centre was initially established at the Princess Margaret Hospital in 1986, and was relocated in 2022 to the new Dominica-China Friendship Hospital, the only large acute care hospital in Dominica, which was constructed on the site of the old Princess Margaret Hospital.

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Community Health Centres

Four primary care medical clinics built by BSF enhance access to important health promotion and disease prevention services in communities across Dominica. The clinics are operated and managed by the Government of Dominica.

  • Bagatelle Health Centre – Established 1985
  • Coulibistrie Health Centre – Established 1986
  • Trafalgar Health Centre – Established 1989
  • San Sauveur Health Centre – Established 2000
Dominica Health Centre Staff

International Healthcare News

Community Supports

Community Supports

Creating a Welcoming and Supportive Community

Community Supports

Aging Care and Senior Living

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Research & Innovation

Innovation and Research

Shaping an Innovative and Inclusive Future