Laboratory Supply Company of Haiti (Labsco)

Early in the life of Randolph World Ministries, Inc., (RWM) we began to receive donations from local labs and educational institutions. I recall collecting supplies all year long to have enough to supply one clinic with materials for the year. Through steady growth over the years, we reached our capacity of 30 Haitien clinic and accumulated many materials donors. In 2021 we reached a critical point when the quantity of materials provided by our material donors began to exceed the needs of our 30 clinic clients. God gave me a vision of developing Laboratory Supply Companies in Haiti using a franchise model to fulfill 5 primary functions:
  1. Provide jobs for our Labsco Franchisees to improve standard of living and infuse the local economy.
  2. Offer donated materials at below market pricing so clinic savings can improve healthcare delivery.
  3. Offer additional low-cost laboratory products purchased through international sources to expand diagnostic capabilities not currently available in most Haitian clinics.
  4. Offer the laboratory diagnostic testing for sickle cell disease developed in Tim’s research lab at Saint Louis University to expand sickle cell diagnosis and treatment in more clinics.
  5. Most importantly, generating a profit to be reinvested in the Sickle Cell Program to reduce dependence on donor and grant funding.
We opened the first Labsco in the North Department of Haiti in the small community of Haut-Limbe. Although small, Haut-Limbe is located on Route National #1 (RN #1) highway that links the capitol city of Port-au-Prince (PAP) with the largest city in the North, Cap-Haitien (CAP). The first Labsco had a soft opening (partial catalog) in 2022 and a full opening (complete catalog) in 2023. We are in the process of opening a second Labsco in partnership with Eben-Ezer Mission in Gonaives Haiti, also located on RN #1 a little less than halfway to PAP from CAP. We were planning for a soft opening in late 2025.
 

Elio in Labsco ShowroomElio in Labsco Showroom


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    Introduction to Elio Dortilus Family and Home


    Tour of Labsco in Haut Limbe


    Labsco Customer Interactions