As a father, one of Jean Benjamin Brison’s top priorities is to protect his family. That’s why in the early morning hours of October 4, 2016, as forceful winds from Hurricane Matthew started rattling the doors and windows of his home, the 40-year-old father of...
Read MoreIn 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 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...
Read MoreBy Kara Sassine Less than a week after her first day as Project Medishare for Haiti’s new Communications Coordinator, Kara Sassine traveled to Jeremie to capture the stories of Hurricane Matthew survivors. Here, she shares a firsthand story of a young boy she met at the...
Read MoreLast week, Project Medishare Board Member Pierre Garçon and his Washington Redskins teammate, Ricky Jean Francois, took time during the busy NFL season to travel to Haiti to deliver critical medical supplies to Hospital Bernard Mevs for Hurricane Matthew survivors. We are grateful to Redskins...
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