Monthly Archives: November 2009
11.26.09 Emory medical team refers a patient to Zanmi Lasante in Cange
By 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
11.25.09 Emory medical student realizes scary realities regarding healthcare in Haiti
By 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
11.24.09 Emory students gain perspective of the medical resources and needs in Haiti’s Central Plateau
By 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
11.23.09 Emory medical student finds global health demands patience and persistence
By Sameer Kapadia CASSE, Haiti—First day of clinic and I started off in pediatric triage. It was wild. I have never felt as much anxiety taking a blood pressure reading as I did taking the first one of the day.
11.15.09 UN food chief commits to 24-hour hunger strike to draw attention to the 1 billion chronically malnourished
By 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
11.10.09 Don’t forget to RSVP for REBUILD HAITI:MISSION POSSIBLE
11.10.09 Multi-task your giving: Raise money for Project Medishare and holiday shop at the same time
By Jennifer Browning Double your giving spirit this holiday season by doing your shopping online with online partners like GoodShop, iGive, and Donation Street. Instead of bracing yourself for a season of jam-packed parking lots and crowded stores find that
11.2.09 Check out Dr. Barth Green during today’s Center for Strategic and International Studies panel discussion
11.2.09 Watch Dr. Barth Green today in a panel discussion about Millennium Development Goals in Haiti
By Jennifer Browning Dr. Barth Green, Project Medishare’s co-founder, will be joining UN’s Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti, Dr. Paul Farmer and Haiti’s Ambassador to the United States, Raymond Joseph during the panel discussion “Meeting the challenge of the Millennium
