[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...
Read MoreBy William Moore MARMONT, Haiti---As a Masters in Public Health (MPH) student at Morehouse School of Medicine with a focus on health education and health promotion, it was important to me to gain experience with educational preventive behavior in a developing world. Today I only had one...
Read MoreMPH student William Moore helps with triage in Marmont. Photo by Jennifer Browning. By Jennifer Browning MARMONT, Haiti---William Moore wasn't sure what he needed to know during his volunteer trip in Haiti. "It didn't kick in till yesterday the importance and the requirements one needs to...
Read MoreBy Ayanna Robinson MARMONT, Haiti--As an Masters of Public Health (MPH) student, community health advocacy is an area that I pursue with passion. We are trained to be culturally competent with educational materials that are culturally sensitive. Even still, reaching your audience, especially with health education...
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