Dr. Elizabeth Greig is a Project Medishare board member, who first became involved with Project Medishare while attending medical school at the University of Miami, traveling to the Central Plateau with a student group from CaneShare. “The morning I was supposed to leave, I incorrectly...
Read MoreThis past summer, we welcomed Sharon, a registered nurse from New Mexico with more than 30 years experience, as a volunteer in our maternity center in Marmont. As a licensed midwife since 2002, Sharon has also focused a large part of her career on maternal...
Read MoreTake a look at Project Medishare’s quarterly newsletter for news and updates from Haiti. Featured in the summer issue: Volunteers step in to help during a crisis The Lahoye maternity center opens Health agents receive blood pressure training Polaroid donates cameras to our maternity centers Volunteers...
Read MoreJack Summer is an internal medicine physician and clinical professor at The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Earlier this month, Dr. Summer led a group of faculty and students to the Central Plateau for a week-long medical mission with Project...
Read MoreOn April 16, Project Medishare opened the doors to its new maternity center in Lahoye, a rural village near the border with the Dominican Republic, where many women still give birth at home. The opening of the maternity center -- our second in the Central...
Read MoreBy Renee Lewis Renee Lewis is Project Medishare's Executive Director. She recently traveled to Washington DC to advocate for continued U.S. investment in global health funding. Here, she shares her experience and the importance of making your voice heard. "What can I do to help?" As global...
Read MoreProject Medishare Program Manager Dr. Wladimir Casimir was born and raised in Haiti by his mom. As is the case for many single parents, raising a son on her own wasn’t always easy for Wladimir’s mom. His father was absent for most of life, often...
Read MoreLast month, Project Medishare’s Program Manager, Dr. Wladimir Casimir, and Program Coordinator, Dr. Farah Alfred, along with Kathleen Sejour, a representative from Hospital Bernard Mevs, attended the Haiti National State of Health Congress. The two-day event, organised by Ansanm pou Ayiti in partnership with Relink...
Read MoreSunday, May 27 is Mother's Day in Haiti and we're honoring Haitian moms. Whether it’s learning that their child has Down syndrome, discovering they’re pregnant with twins, becoming a teen mom or choosing to delay future pregnancies, these courageous women, like moms around the world, are...
Read MoreLast month, in honor of National Volunteer Month, we shared several inspiring volunteer stories on our Facebook page. Today, we want to dive in a bit deeper to learn more about these volunteers, and what motivated them to travel to Haiti to give back. Continue...
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