Damien House

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Damien House is a non-profit organization that provides support for over 100 Hansen’s Disease patients, especially those at a hospital in Guayaquil Ecuador. Hansen's disease is a bacterial disease also known as leprosy, and is very similar to tuberculosis. The hospital in Guayaquil treats a roster of around 700 outpatients. Quality medical care is provided seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. With the help of donations to the US-based Damien House organization, the staff is also able to provide patients with dental care, physical therapy, sanitary services, medication, and three well-balanced hot meals every day. Additionally, Damien House has a community outreach program that helps those who have been treated and cured to secure a home, ﬁnd work, and participate in community activities so that they may return to living full lives.

The work of Damien House Foundation extends far beyond the hospital’s walls. The hospital staff makes regular visits within Guayaquil and in remote villages, providing public education about the cause and curability of Hansen’s Disease and spreading optimism for its eventual elimination.

Sister Annie Credido, the founder of the non-profit organization and the Administrator of the hospital has brought hope and dignity to the lives of many of the patients who suffer fron Hansen's Disease.