By Jennifer Browning Today was a moment in history for the Project Medishare team. It has been a place where staff and volunteers have worked for almost six months, and where over 30,000 individuals have been treated since the January earthquake. Today, patients, medications, beds, and supplies...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Yesterday, Alonzo Mourning and Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat, Rudy Gay of the Memphis Grizzlies, and several representatives from Target were among those joining a new batch of volunteer relief workers going to Haiti to work with Project Medishare. The group toured the...
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Read More[caption id="attachment_1803" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="A local from Port-au-Prince, Pierre Jeanluckner has his finger pricked before giving blood to the Haitian Red Cross. Jeanluckner said giving blood is just one more way he can help his fellow citizens. Photo by Jennifer Browning."][/caption] By Jennifer Browning Croix-Rouge Haitienne (Haitian...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning At 9-months old, Julisa was toddling across their house with the support of small chair when she stumbled into a small pot of boiling water. She received serious burns on her right arm and left hand. Now at age 12, she experiences burn...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Misonier Levenson, 16-months-old, arrived at Bernard Mevs today with his mother, Monique, for a follow-up after his cleft lip surgery last week. Doctors at the hospital gave Misonier a thumbs-up. Monique will bring her son back in another week so doctors can see...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning It is fortunate chance that three-month-old Seinthia Michel was able to receive her endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) procedure this week as part of Project Medisahre’s pediatric neurosurgery program. [caption id="attachment_1768" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Three month old Seinthia was abandoned at Hopital St. Michele in Jacmel....
Read More[caption id="attachment_1760" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Genia Francoi smiles at her 7-month-old daughter Violonda as they wait to see what doctors find out from lab tests. Photo by Jennifer Browning. "][/caption] By Jennifer Browning Not all children scheduled for surgery head to the operating room. Sometimes complications occur...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Fifteen-month-old Margaret giggles and coos at Marie Lourdes as she kisses the child’s face. Marie, a cousin, started caring for Margaret after the child’s mother died during childbirth. Today is especially hard for Marie, because it is Mother’s Day in Haiti. Tears stream down...
Read MoreFrom May 21-24, Dr. Seth Thaller led a plastic surgery program to Haiti through Project Medishare's Plastic Surgery Program. Of the 18 procedures performed by the team, six of the surgeries were cleft lip and one involved correcting a cleft palate. Project Medishare has a continuing...
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