[caption id="attachment_2451" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Marie Maude Pierre provides a cup of water for her 19-month-old daughter Daphta at the Cholera Treatment Center (CTC) in Mirebalias. Pierre said after just a few hours of receiving IV fluids Daphta already seemed to feel better....
Read More[caption id="attachment_2190" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dr. Pretanville from Partners in Health's(PIH) sister organization, Zanmi Lasante, talks to Project Medishare community health agents about cholera. Photo by Jennifer Browning."][/caption] By Jennifer Browning Fighting something like a cholera outbreak cannot be done by one organization alone. Project Medishare realizes this...
Read More[caption id="attachment_2197" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Project Medishare medical and office staff go out into the community to get the message out about cholera. Without community health programs like this one, it would be almost impossible to spread the word about prevention to keep people safe. Photo...
Read More[caption id="attachment_2170" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Linda Mondesir, a bookkeeper at Project Medishare's Thomonde office, assists medical staff and community health agents distribute life saving water purification tablets. Staff and health agents go out into the community each day to spread the message regarding preventing cholera. The...
Read More[caption id="attachment_2155" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Project Medishare volunteers Dave Bompart and Sam Perales help organize supplies donated by Hospital Bernard Mevs Project Medishare (HBMPM). The supplies will be sent to St. Nicholas Hospital in Saint-Marc. The Ministry of Health has asked Project Medishare for assistance particularly...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Representing the deadliest health crisis since January’s earthquake, a cholera epidemic is reportedly spreading in central Haiti. The Haitian Ministry of Health today has confirmed cases of cholera in the area surrounding the lower Artibonite region of Haiti. Health Minister Alex Larsen reported that...
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