In March, pediatrician Dr. Natacha Pierre spent two weeks volunteering with Project Medishare in the Central Plateau. Born in the U.S. and currently residing in New York, Natacha spent her early years in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince. This trip was her first time back in...
Read MoreCheck out Project Medishare's new quarterly newsletter for field updates from Haiti. Featured in the spring issue: Reducing malnutrition in the Central Plateau with a locally produced nutritional supplement Making pregnancy safer for moms by expanding maternal health services Children's Hospital of Los Angeles surgery team at Hospital...
Read MoreShaladol is a 29-year-old mother of two from Lahoye – a remote community in the Central Plateau near the border with the Dominican Republic. After years of family planning, she decided it was time to expand her family. She delivered a health baby boy at...
Read MoreBy Christa Michaud Christa is the Development Manager at Project Medishare. She regularly travels to Haiti to capture the stories of the people who benefit from your generous donations. Here, she recounts the story of a patient she recently met at Hospital Bernard Mevs. It’s a Monday morning in late...
Read MoreRegine Vincent is a Development Intern at Project Medishare. She supports our Miami-based team with a range of tasks, including database management, volunteer engagement and communications. In 2015, Regine graduated from the University of Miami with a double major in Biology and International Studies, and minors...
Read MoreIn Haiti, there’s a popular saying in Creole: “Timoun se richès”, which means “Children are riches”. In rural communities like the ones where Project Medishare works in the Central Plateau, the average family has upwards of four children. For many of these families, children are viewed...
Read MoreDr. Jean Mandat, a family physician from New York, recently volunteered with Project Medishare in the Central Plateau as part of a medical student mission with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. In addition to supervising students, he also provided care to hundreds...
Read MoreIt's been four months since Hurricane Matthew ravaged Haiti's southern peninsula, causing catastrophic damage to homes, agricultural crops, livestock and infrastructure. It is estimated that more than 1,000 people died, and thousands more were left homeless with limited access to food, clean water and medical...
Read MoreProject Medishare Hospital Bernard Mevs unveiled a new wound care clinic during a ribbon cutting ceremony on January 17, 2017 in Port-au-Prince. The opening of the clinic – the first of its kind not only in Haiti, but the entire Caribbean – marked an important...
Read MoreBy Kara Sassine Seven years ago today, the goudou goudou – as Haitians refer to the 7.4 magnitude earthquake – struck Haiti and indelibly changed the country and its people. I know I’m not the only one who now looks at this date as a pivotal point in...
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