Yearly Archives: 2007
12.19.07 One doctor’s journey into Haiti
In his book, The Zombie Curse: A Doctor’s 25-year Journey into the Heart of the AIDS Epidemic in Haiti, Dr. Arthur Fournier sends out a cry from the front lines about the overwhelming role poverty plays in the spread of
12.19.07 Save on your taxes: donate to Project Medishare
While the end of the year is approaching quickly, there is still time to make a 2007 tax-deductible donation to one of Project Medishare’s many programs. Continuing their commitment to the rural communities in Haiti’s central plateau Project Medishare establishes
12.11.07 Practicing medicine in a developing world
O’Rese Knight uses a Tono Pen to test a patient for glaucoma at the clinic in Marmont. The Tono Pen was a proper substitute for other equipment because it is powered by batteries. Knight is a fourth year medical
12.10.07 Saving sight
By Jennifer Browning Marmont, HAITI–Twenty-seven-year-old Else Jean arrived with at friend at the clinic with a severe infection in the left eye and the right eye was starting to show signs of infection as well. Else said that her eye
12.10.07 A moment in Marmont
By Jennifer Browning Marmont, HAITI–A thin white film seems to coat two-year-old Kimberlee Pierre’s eyes. She doesn’t cry, she doesn’t smile, she just stares into the space of the nothingness she experiences. Kimberlee was born this way and according to
12.9.07 Giving once to benefit many
With the holiday season here many of us are scrambling around looking for the perfect gift for those we love. But what if this holiday season your gift purchase could benefit many? At Giveline.com each purchase generates a substantial donation
12.9.07 Busy day in Thomonde
By Jennifer Browning Thomonde, HAITI-Leaving the SUVs behind today the Bascom Palmer group left the Project Medishare office at 8 a.m. and took a short walk to the hospital. It was a good opportunity for the medical team to get
12.8.07 Late nights in Casse
Ted Leng examines one last patient at the clinic in Casse. The group had to finish their eye exams in darkness because in the majority of Haiti’s central plateau there is no electricity. Leng is a second year resident at
12.8.07 Case study revisited
By Jennifer Browning Casse, HAITI–Two-year-old Leo Yvenel was seen by Emory and Project Medishare’s mobile clinic when they visited Casse three weeks ago. Leo was diagnosed with a retinoblastoma which is caused by a tumor which forms in the eye.
12.8.07 Bascom Palmer arrives in Casse
Mike Feilmeier, a second year resident at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, conducts an eye exam at the clinic in Casse, Haiti. Each patient began with a basic eye exam before proceeding to be tested for glaucoma and other eye
