Kombit Sante - Haiti

Kombit Sante Cap-Haitien Health Partnership is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation founded in the state of Maine. Since 2001, they have supported the development of a sustainable health system that meets the needs of the community in and near Cap-Haitien, the second-largest city in Haiti and a sister city to Portland, Maine.

Rupal Shah spent 18 months working in hospitals in Haiti between 2017 and 2019. After her contract ended, she came home to South Portland. She started looking for ways to help the medical community in Haiti.  She is now the executive director of Konbit Sante, located in Falmouth.