By Anna Morrison We loaded our supplies and boarded the small charter plane in the dark on Thursday morning, only 36 hours after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti’s capital city of Port-au-Prince. There was a simultaneous air of sobriety and excitement that surrounded us. Our...
Read MoreChildren from Grace Episcopal Day School in Orange Park, Fla. created artwork for the earthquake victims being treated at Project Medishare/UM Global Institute's hospital. Photo by Jennifer Browning. ...
Read More[caption id="attachment_1199" align="aligncenter" width="499" caption="Stefanie Fletcher encourages 22-year-old Christine through one of her many contractions during labor. The doctors and nurses at this makeshift hospital, treat their patients as if they have known and loved them for decades. Photo by Jennifer Browning."][/caption] By Jennifer Browning PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti--Christine,...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti--Civil War medicine was a phrase used by news reporters as the first few days trauma teams worked under pressure, trying to save as many lives as possible with little equipment and under very difficult conditions. More than two weeks later, the new...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Five days after the earthquake, a search and rescue team brought an infant six to eight weeks old to Project Medishare's trauma tea who was stationed at UN Headquarters at the time. Covered in dust and unconscious, she was found under a pile...
Read More(New York, NY – January 20, 2010) – BET Networks, Queen Latifah and Sean “Diddy” Combs are set to host a nationally televised concert and celebrity telethon aimed at several organizations providing immediate relief in Haiti, including Yéle Haiti, CARE and Project Medishare. The three...
Read MoreBy 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 MoreThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has launched a Family Links Website aimed at enabling persons in Haiti and abroad to register the names of relatives with whom they are striving to restore contact. It will progressively incorporate information offering responses to those...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Through Save Haiti Saturday's national service day campaign, we have set up a texting donation service to help raise funds for Project Medishare. Text BEST to 501501. You will receive a reply asking you to confirm the text by replying to the text with...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Miami for Haiti will host a benefit for Haiti's earthquake victims this Friday, January 15 at Cafeina at the Wynwood Lounge. The fundraiser begins at 7 p.m. and the group is asking for a $20 donation. Miami for Haiti is also accepting non-perishable items...
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