[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4S9hfjqXEI&hl=en&fs=1&] 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. [caption id="attachment_638" align="alignleft" width="300"...
Read MoreBy 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....
Read MoreBy 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...
Read MoreBy 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...
Read MoreBy 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...
Read MoreBy 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...
Read MoreBy 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...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Today former U.S. President Bill Clinton announced one of his first orders of business to help Haiti will be to ensure that $353 million in promised pledges from the international community actually end up in Haiti. During a U.N. press conference in New York,...
Read MoreBy Ronine Zamor CENTRAL PLATEAU, Haiti--I saw this patient during my first visit to Haiti six months ago. Back then, she was a 10 year-old girl who couldn’t walk and had terrible bumps all over her skin. No one could figure out what...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Continuing their strong partnership with Project Medishare and their committment to the people in Haiti's Central Plateau, students and doctors from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine are traveling back to Haiti today. During their trip, the team will travel and work...
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