Author: Project Medishare
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By Jennifer Browning
HINCHE, Haiti---The Emory surgical team will be performing surgeries in Hinche this week. Drs. Viraj Master and Jana MacLeod are returning with a team of doctors, nurses and medical students, many which are returning volunteers from...
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By Elizabeth Case*
Shortly after returning from Haiti, I read Earnest Hemmingway’s The Old Man and the Sea....
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By Jennifer Browning
At the request of Representative Kendrick Meek and the South Florida delegation, Dr. Michel Dodard and Ellen Powers, representing Project Medishare and The Global Institute at the University of Miami, joined the Florida lawmakers for a lunch meeting on Monday.
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By Jennifer Browning
Five members of South Florida's congressional delegation travel to Haiti today. The lawmakers will speak to Haitian President Rene Preval about security issues, hurricane preparation, and immigration policy.
Story in the Miami Herald....
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By Jennifer Browning
After spending a week with Project Medishare's staff in Thomonde, Haiti, the medical students from the University of Miami are making their way back to the United States today.
A few of their photos have been posted up on Project Medishare's Flickr site. Check...
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By Elizabeth Greig
CENTRAL PLATEAU, Haiti--The suggestions for preventative health measures available to Americans in this week’s time would probably get a few confused looks and laughs from the people of the Central Plateau. A quote highlighted in bold reads, “Ideally, I want you to be...
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By Drew Martowski
CENTRAL PLATEAU, Haiti--The prior two days of mobile health clinics have taken place in schoolhouses. The simple reason for this seems to be that they are the only completed buildings other than churches that can afford adequate space and shade to serve the...
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By Sarah McDaniel
TERRA, Haiti---Today we conducted a mobile clinic in Terra. The road was rough but our drivers were exceptionally competent and the vehicles were capable. Our clinic was conducted in a large school with multiple rooms. It was easy to find by the large...
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By Jennifer Browning
Project Medishare has begun micro-blogging on Facebook to help keep you informed about our progress in Haiti. While you will still be able to find your updates to initiatives, projects and news in Haiti here on the Project Medishare Blog, you can...
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