[caption id="attachment_1189" align="aligncenter" width="499" caption="Francois and her mother watch as Lori Carpenter creates a posterior splint. The splint is helpful because, unlike a cast, it allows doctors to routinely check the open wound on the 10-year-old's foot. Photo by Jennifer Browning."][/caption] By Jennifer Browning PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti--As the...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti--Since January 12, life hasn't been easy for Carlix Benley Chadrack. At one and half years old, he has lost his parents and suffers from injuries to his hands. Madame Robert (to Carlix's right) found Carlix and took him into her home. Even...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti---Physical therapist, Jana Koch reaches her arms out towards her patient offering to help her patient stand up. "They need to be mobilized as soon as possible, " Koch said, "in order to help them get back on their feet again." [caption id="attachment_1185" align="alignright"...
Read More[caption id="attachment_1199" align="aligncenter" width="499" caption="Stefanie Fletcher encourages 22-year-old Christine through one of her many contractions during labor. The doctors and nurses at this makeshift hospital, treat their patients as if they have known and loved them for decades. Photo by Jennifer Browning."][/caption] By Jennifer Browning PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti--Christine,...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti--Civil War medicine was a phrase used by news reporters as the first few days trauma teams worked under pressure, trying to save as many lives as possible with little equipment and under very difficult conditions. More than two weeks later, the new...
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Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning While medical supplies, food, water and non-perishable items are needed in Haiti, donating them directly to organizations, like Project Medishare/UM Global Institute might not be the best way to get them on the ground in Haiti according to an article posted this weekend...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning On and off the court Project Medishare/UM Global Institute and the people of Haiti have received an outpouring of support from the athletic community. [caption id="attachment_1176" align="alignright" width="254" caption="Former Miami Heat star Alonzo Mourning with Project Medishare Co-founder Dr. Barth Green at the UN...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning After landing at the Opa-locka Executive Airport, Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., said he was impressed by the work of Dr. Barth Green, Project Medishare and the Global Institute. “I am so impressed by the work of Barth Green and his team. In no...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Five days after the earthquake, a search and rescue team brought an infant six to eight weeks old to Project Medishare's trauma tea who was stationed at UN Headquarters at the time. Covered in dust and unconscious, she was found under a pile...
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