By Jennifer Browning If you had not heard of Project Medishare/UM Global Institute before the earthquake in Haiti, perhaps you are now hearing about the work both organizations are doing on the ground from news reports or here on the blog. We received this email today sharing...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning A bill allowing earthquake relief donations in 2010 deductible on 2009 income taxes cleared Congress today, passing in the Senate on a voice vote. Donations must be made by the end of February. Normally, the Internal Revenue Service requires charitable donations to be made...
Read MoreIn the wake of the devastating earthquake in Haiti last week, Project Medishare for Haiti, Inc., announced a special campaign to raise both funds for and awareness of the crisis in Haiti. On Saturday, January 16, dozens of restaurants, bars, nightclubs and other businesses from...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Hank Asher in The Huffington Post praised Project Medishare and IsraAID for their successful efforts in medical relief on the ground in Haiti. Asher donated his plane which was the was the first humanitarian jet into Haiti after the earthquake...
Read MoreIn the wake of the earthquake in Haiti, Miami-Dade County is taking the next step in continuing local relief efforts. All Miami-Dade County police and fire stations, as well as libraries, will serve as drop off sites for the collection of much needed supplies to...
Read More[caption id="attachment_1115" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Members from the Haitian American Nurses Association were briefed about the situation on the ground in Port-au-Prince shortly after their arrival this evening. HANA sent 30 volunteer nurses to work with Project Medishare/UM Global Institute. "][/caption] By Jennifer Browning As part of an...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning A strong aftershock reported at a magnitude of 6.0 struck Haiti today 35 miles outside Port-au-Prince as aid is scheduled to come in today. Offering a state-of-the-art hospital, the USNS Comfort is to arrive midmorning. U.S. helicopters will ferry patients aboard, bringing relief to...
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Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Among the first foreign doctors into Haiti after Tuesday's earthquake, Dr. Barth Green, Project Medishare Co-founder, is now helping coordinate international medical relief, and will oversee a new field hospital rising on vacant land in the northwest corner of Port-au-Prince's international airport. The...
Read More[caption id="attachment_1104" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="A child is carried into the makeshift hospital at United Nations Headquarters at the Port-au-Prince airport where Project Medishare/UM Global Institute doctors are working. (Footage clip from NBCMiami)."][/caption] By Jennifer Browning Saturday, we told you about Dr. Barth Green and Alonzo Mourning sending...
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