By Jennifer Browning As Haiti began recovering from the damage of three consecutive three hurricanes, the small Caribbean country found itself in the midst of food riots in Port-au-Prince, Les Cayes, and elsewhere as a result of rapid food cost inflation in early 2008. Well-intentioned organizations often...
Read MoreBy Saray Stayer and Valerie Libby* Our day began winding through the dirt roads of an unknown country as we made our way to LaHoye clinic in Casse. We drove past vibrantly painted, boarded shacks, beautiful mountains (though sadly barren of trees and birds), and...
Read MoreBy Ami Panara Today we served as clinicians at the mobile clinics in the central plateau of Haiti. Our day started off with a nice surprise by the short, but still very scenic, ride to Elin. It’s true, in Haiti there are mountains after mountains....
Read MoreBy Katie Lee HICAGNE, Haiti---While I haven't spent Thanksgiving at home in quite a few years, this was the first that I've spent in a country that doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving! Today was the last day of clinic, and it was a perfect end to the...
Read MoreBy Woon Cho Kim BATILLE, ,CASSE DISTRICT, Haiti---Three whole days of rural outreach clinics and couple of hundreds of patients later, my mind is absolutely overwhelmed with too many thoughts, reflections, and emotions. Coming to Haiti as a young medical student in training may just be...
Read MoreBy Constance Harrell HINCHE, Haiti---Meeting the Hinche commune’s minister of health was both inspiring and revealing of how much of the international medical work connects with the local health workers. Kathleen, Jen, and Matt, three Gyn/Oncology doctors from MD Anderson who have been running...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Because Rome's U.N. Food and Agriculture offices are unheated at night, U.N. Food Chief Jacques Diouf bundled up with a hat, scarf and overcoat over his pajamas and spent the night on a makeshift mattress in an effort to draw attention to the...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Since their first partnering trip with Project Medishare in December 2008, University of Texas Health and Science Center in San Antonio (UTHSCSA) has been working toward raising enough money to send two medical groups to Haiti in 2010. They received quite a boost after...
Read MoreBy Janet Wheeler THOMONDE, Haiti--Visiting Project Medishare and learning about the variety and breadth of programs they are involved in is both exciting and inspiring. It has been most enjoyable seeing a new part of Haiti as all of my previous visits to Haiti have been...
Read MoreThomonde, HAITI--Nursing students from the University of Miami will be working in Haiti this week with Project Medishare's Haitian healthcare staff. Students will be working with Haitian doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers assisting them with mobile clinics and school health programs. Last year was the first...
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