By Jocelyn Brown and Kelly O’Connor As interns from the Beyond Traditional Borders Initiative at Rice University, we demonstrated the capabilities of the Diagnostic Lab-in-a-Backpack to the Project Medishare team. The mission of the Beyond Traditional Borders Initiative is to foster the creation of globally...
Read More[caption id="attachment_789" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Photo by Nick Vitone."][/caption] By Nick Vitone I recently traveled to Haiti to photograph a team of medical students and professionals from Emory University who were working on partnership with Project Medishare. The trip was designed to offer surgeries to patients in the...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Two weeks ago after Canada relaxed its Haiti travel advisory, the United States also updated the advisory stating that the overall security condition in Haiti has improved. Canadians are now advised to exercise caution regarding travel to Haiti. The same level of precaution applies...
Read More[caption id="attachment_757" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Lead agronomist Florence Sergile describes the potential and the challenges of the land around Marmont with Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs as they look upon the panoramic view from Morne Sourit. Photo by Jennifer Browning."][/caption] By Jennifer Browning Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs...
Read MoreBeyond Traditional Border interns Jocelyn Brown and Kelly O’Connor demonstrate the Diagnostic Lab-in-a-Backpack to physicians, nurses, and technicians at the Project Medishare headquarters in Thomonde. Rice University's Beyond Traditional Borders Initiative works to foster the creation of globally appropriate health technologies that address the pressing health needs of the developing...
Read More[caption id="attachment_102" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Mother of 3. Photo by Chris Lowell."][/caption] By Jennifer Browning Chris Lowell Photography is donating 100 percent of sales for any prints purchased from his Haiti collection to Project Medishare. Chris Lowell was born and raised in Georgia. He has been a professional fine...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Morehouse Medical School students and doctors worked this past week in Haiti with Project Medishare's medical staff. The group helped Project Medishare conduct mobile clinics in Baille Touribe, Savant Plate, Marmont, and Savanne Perdu where each day they saw between 180-250 patients. Click here...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning As a supporter of Project Medishare, Coral Gables Congregational Church visited the Haiti headquarters last month to check up on recent developments and current programs. Leonie Hermantin of Coral Gables said she was struck by the hard work of the community health workers who...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti---During his first visit as UN Special Envoy to Haiti, former President Bill Clinton focused on discussing how to support government efforts to brace the country for hurricanes, generate new jobs and increase the delivery of basic social services. After returning from a...
Read MoreBy Leo Moore SAVANNE PERDU, Haiti---As a third year medical student at the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), my interests lie primarily in combining clinical practice and public health research in the fight against HIV/AIDS. HIV is currently a major killer in the African-American population...
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