By Jennifer Browning Last week, the Senate Budget Committee cut President Obama's FY10 International Affairs Budget request by $4 billion. The International Affairs budget funds global AIDS programs and humanitarian aid to developing countries like Haiti, as well as critical development and diplomatic initiatives that...
Read MoreBy Tina Voltang THOMONDE, Haiti---This morning, I felt a poke at my shoulder, and it was Mo telling me to hurry up so that we can squeeze in a walk around town before breakfast. We were going to tour the grounds of the Akamil facility. As...
Read MoreBy Melissa Knight THOMONDE, Haiti--Tonight, as I sat listening to the infamous Jerome play songs about Haitian history, poverty, and the ongoing struggle to survive, he emphasized how much he appreciated all that Project Medishare has done for the Central Plateau and how much the organization...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Dr. Barth Green just reported in to let us know the University of Miami students are working hard with Project Medishare's mobile clinic team. He sent us the above photo from his Blackberry as he stands with the Project Medishare/UM Global Institute team...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning During his previous trip to Haiti with former President Bill Clinton, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told the students from the Haitian Education Leadership Program (HELP) that he saw them as "seeds of hope" for their country. In his article in the opinion...
Read More[caption id="attachment_496" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Project Medishare Program Coordinator Gabriele Denis with neurosurgical patient in Port-au-Prince. Photo by Daniel Cima."][/caption] By Jennifer Browning The Project Medishare neurosurgery team returned to Haiti this past Saturday for a neurological assessment at La Paix Hospital in Port-au-Prince. The team assessed 67...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Recently a group of young Haitian professionals in Port-au-Prince have joined together to form the "Support Group of Project Medishare in Haiti.” The organization has dedicated themselves in assisting Project Medishare in the funding of the Akamil Production Facility in Thomonde which is...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning With today marking World Water Day, Project Medishare has taken on the commitment to repairing a broken water cistern in Marmont where currently the new maternity ward is also under construction. Clean water plays an important role in not only preventing illness, but also...
Read MoreBy Maureen Collins, MPH Happy St. Josef’s Day! Today we were able to tune down what our typical day has looked like thus far. The town celebrated its 80th anniversary of St. Josef, the main church here in Thomonde. The group split up and either got...
Read MoreBy Esther Molnar Today was probably one of the most difficult days in terms of the poverty and lack of medical care that we saw. We set up clinic in a remote village at the base of the mountains. This by far was one of the...
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