By Jennifer Browning Project Medishare is working to sustain our long-term commitment to our relief efforts in Miami. In order to minimize costs, we are transitioning our flight schedule to once a week. Beginning May 1, all volunteer flights will arrive and leave from the Port-au-Prince airport...
Read MoreBy Jane Hays Boehm, RN Project Medishare was accepting my Registered Nurse skills and all I had to do is arrive at Miami Airport 4 a.m. on a Saturday. Three...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Last week, Project Medishare’s rehabilitation coordinator Dr. Robert Gailey and prosthetist Adam [caption id="" align="alignright" width="288" caption="Last week, amputee patients began getting fitted for prosthetic legs. Patients who have lost everything in life can now be given a chance to ...
Read More[caption id="attachment_1562" align="aligncenter" width="499" caption="Medical volunteers work among a soggy field hospital in Port-au-Prince. As the rainy season approaches, Project Medishare is looking to move to a permanent facility. Photo by Jennifer Browning. (File photo taken March 20, 2010)"][/caption] By Jennifer Browning While the rainy season doesn't...
Read More[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huyt-hZ27CA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1] In the video above, pediatrician Dr. Tanya Lam discusses how a prosthetic limb will help Michaelle live a normal life living in Port-au-Prince.By Jennifer Browning As she hops along the isle of the pediatric ward with her walker, fourteen-year-old Michaelle greets everyone with an ear-to-ear...
Read More[caption id="attachment_1550" align="aligncenter" width="499" caption="The final piece of equipment arrived at the Akamil Production Facility in Thomonde. Project Medishare's construction team will soon begin to put all the equipment in place so we can start working towards a production date. Project Medishare is bringing in...
Read More[caption id="attachment_1547" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="A teleconferencing system shows people in Miami's Little Haiti waiting to talk to their relatives at the field hospital in Port-au-Prince. The videoconference system was provided by Cisco Telepresence. Photo by Michael Trainer."][/caption] By Jennifer Browning All last week The Miami Dolphins, Sun...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning In an effort to assist Project Medishare for Haiti’s ongoing medical relief efforts in Haiti, Bogosse has designed a gorgeous Limited Edition Collection. Created in partnership with Nordstrom, the aptly named L’union Fait La Force Limited Edition will debut at the Nordstrom Galleria...
Read More[caption id="attachment_1532" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr. at Mandalay Bay Events Center on April 3, 2010. Hopkins won the 12-round fight by unanimous decision. Hopkins showed his support for Haiti and Project Medishare by wearing a Save Haiti Project Medishare patch on...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Emory Medishare's Dr. Rick Spurlock recently visited Marmont to check on the Safe Water Project's sodium hypochlorite production building. Construction is progressing as planned. Dr. Spurlock is hoping to start implementation in the next few months. [caption id="attachment_1536" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Project Medishare's sodium hypochlorite...
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