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GR3 International: In Malcolm’s Memory

Andrew Christiansen , February 26, 2025
Malcolm Seheult, President of GR3 International has passed into the loving arms of our Savior. His memorial service was today, February 28, 2025. He was a man among men, always caring for others as he came in contact with them. He always had a kind word of encouragement or a funny joke to share with […]

Thank You for Your Continued Support with the Ukraine Crisis

GR3 International , January 15, 2023
Thanks to our generous donors and support from our partners, GR3 International and MAP International were able to send a container of medical supplies to Ukraine. One of our partners on the ground in Ukraine is the Evangelica Foundation, based near Kiev. This organization made up of dedicated medical and health professionals has continued to […]

Medical help in Ukraine

Andrew Christiansen , June 4, 2022
The Russian/ Ukraine conflict has now been going for 101 days. Millions of people have had to relocate. GR3 International had been carefully monitoring the situation and had providedMedial and pharmaceutical support. We have been in touch with the Angelia Clinic and are planning to provide logistical and personnel support.Please continue to pray for this […]

2022 Overview Ukraine

Stanley Vitan , May 23, 2022
The Russian Federation’s military offensive against Ukraine launched on 24 February 2022 has triggered one of the fastest-growing refugee emergencies in history, and the largest since World War II. As of 19 April, over 5 million refugees from Ukraine have fled abroad, whilst within Ukraine, some 7.7 million people have been internally displaced and another […]

Haiti Update – Aug. 24, 2021

Andrew Christiansen , August 24, 2021
In response to the earthquake and tragic events surrounding this event, GR3 International is collaborating with one of its partners to establish temporary housing in Port au Prince for children who lost their parents in the earthquake. We will post more details as they become available. Donations are being collected to obtain basic supplies and […]

Haiti Earthquake Aftermath 2021

Andrew Christiansen , August 24, 2021
The following pictures coming from our associates in Haiti are graphic examples of the dire circumstances of thousands of residents in Haiti. The 7.2 earthquake which hit the southwest part of Haiti on Saturday has resulted in the death of over 2000 residents and many still unaccounted for.As GR3 International monitors and assesses the situation, […]

Update on The Earthquake in Haiti

Andrew Christiansen , August 17, 2021
August 16, 2021 GR3 is carefully monitoring the situation in Haiti after this weekend’sdevastating earthquake. Haitians scrambled overnight to try to find survivors trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings after a major earthquake killed more than 1,200 people and injured 5,700 in the Caribbean country Saturday. The 7.2-magnitude quake injured hundreds more and flattened […]

Dealing with the Present- Shaping the Future

GR3 International , June 10, 2020
First and foremost, we repudiate and denounce the intractable racism that has led to the recent senseless deaths of Black people in this country – George Floyd, Nina Pop, and Ahmaud Arbery, only a few.  GR3 International has enjoyed a long career working shoulder to shoulder with volunteers and victims of disasters from many different […]

What Is Going On?

Andrew Christiansen , June 5, 2020
It seems like some unknown force has further tilted the axis of this planet, and we have all fallen off our chairs. It insidiously crept upon us with the relatively innocuous announcement that China was dealing with a new virus. Within days the world became the playground for the Covid-19, and by mid-March, it seemed […]

Storms Hit the South East States Resulting the Severe damage and loss of life.

Andrew Christiansen , April 14, 2020
On Sunday, April 12th, parts of the southeast, including Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi were subjected to severe weather patterns which included deadly tornadoes.Sadly, there has been a loss of life and many injured as a result of this severe weather system that came through this area.Homes were damaged, trees were uprooted and cars were destroyed. […]

Easter Message

Andrew Christiansen , April 12, 2020
As the Easter weekend has approached, the world is still caught in the grip of the deadly COVID-19 virus. Millions have been ordered to stay at home and “social distancing” is now the new normal. At GR3 International, we continue to work tirelessly and provide assistance where ever appropriate and necessary. We want to thank […]

The Manhattan Project

Andrew Christiansen , April 10, 2020
One of our partners, the Caribbean American Cultural Association (CACA), has been providing the homeless in the New York City area with PPE (personal protective equipment) and food. Tragically homeless and indigent people are subjected to and affected by COVID-19 and its impact is higher due to them surviving in unclean environments. The Caribbean American […]

COVID-19 Update #51

Andrew Christiansen , April 8, 2020
A novel coronavirus was first reported to the World Health Organization on December 31, 2019. The virus appears to have spread from Wuhan, China and has quickly led to a pandemic. Dr. Seheult illustrates key developments about COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 pathophysiology, transmission, prevention, treatment options & trials, vaccine advances, data trends, as well as the […]

A Note From The President

Andrew Christiansen , April 1, 2020
April 1, 2020 I am sure that, by now, your email inbox has been flooded with good wishes and reports from various organizations about the effect of COVID-19. On behalf of the Board of Directors, David Canther, and myself, want you to know that we continue to stand prepared to assist in any way we […]

Medical Director Musings: Haiti #3

Dr. Eric Fox , October 2, 2019
Gonâve Island is an island of Haiti located west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonâve. It is the largest of the Hispaniolan (Haiti/Dominican Republic) satellite islands. The population is approximately 120,000. Haiti itself is the poorest country of the Western Hemisphere and Gonave is poor even by Haitian standards. It is the site of GR3’s first major collaboration with SOS (Sustainable Ocean […]

Medical Director Musings: Water Contamination

Dr. Eric Fox , September 30, 2019
Diseases from contaminated water kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war (charitywater.org.)43% of those deaths are children under five years old.Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Subsequently, they have many problems with infectious disease and especially with waterborne disease. In 2011 alone, 6,000 people died in Haiti due […]

Medical Director Musings: Haiti

Dr. Eric Fox , September 16, 2019
Hi. I am Dr. Fox and I am the medical director for GR3. I am starting a new blog for our site called Medical Director Musings (MDM for short not to be confused with MDMA which will give you a completely different search result!) I was planning on writing this in a few days from […]
GR3 in the Bahamas

GR3 in the Bahamas

GR3 International , September 15, 2019
Friday, September 13th 8:00 amThe GR3 Team arrived in Freeport yesterday with medical supplies. They had to stay in a hotel overnight which had no electricity or running water.Freeport experienced a tidal surge and a lot of this area was flooded. Flooding has been a long term challenge. Therefore, any residents have left both Freeport and […]
GR3 is Preparing to Deploy to the Bahamas

GR3 is Preparing to Deploy to the Bahamas

GR3 International , September 9, 2019
GR3 International is in the process of getting ready to deploy some medical response teams to the Bahamas, sending along some medical supplies from one of our partners, MAP International. An assessment from USAID, notes that approximately 76,000 people are displaced because of the storm. As of last evening, Sept. 8th, approximately 43+ people have […]
Notes from the Field: Playa Blanco

Notes from the Field: Playa Blanco

GR3 International , July 28, 2018
07/28/18 Notes from the Field Dr. Eric Fox Playa Blanco is a small island just off the coast of Cartagena. It is accessible by boat or bus. As the boats were not available we too the “bus” which was actually a shuttle van for 12 packed with 15 people the 45 minute trip without air […]

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