Monthly Archives: June 2010
6.26.10 Home visit in Haiti’s Central Plateau: Emory students interview locals to gain better understanding of mental health in rural Haiti
By Nayla Khoury* Rosanna stood in the middle of a circle of benches, outside of Medishare’s compound in Casse; her hands were raised and waving. She was speaking about Jesus and to no one in particular. I asked Wilfred, our
6.25.10 Vote for Project Medishare in the Chase Community Giving
By Jennifer Browning In an effort to promote forward giving Chase Community Giving is giving away another $5 million. Project Medishare supporters can vote to help put our organization in the top 200 charities in the running to help us
6.24.10 Emory medical students study mental health in Haiti’s Central Plateau
By Jennifer Browning Students from Emory University have been working with Project Medishare staff in Haiti’s Central Plateau this summer trying to understand how mental health is understood in rural Haiti. The students hope that this is the first of
6.22.10 School Health Program provides rural children with routine check-ups
By Jennifer Browning Every first Wednesday of the month Project Medishare employees go to select area schools in Haiti’s Central Plateau to provide medical check-ups for children through the School Health Program. In 2008, Medishare received a grant from Cross
6.15.10 Miami Heat in Haiti feature on NBA.com
[vodpod id=Video.3838153&w=425&h=350&fv=] Check out the above video about the Miami Heat in Haiti. Two weeks ago, Alonzo Mourning returned to Haiti with Tim Hardaway and Miami Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra. The team visited Project Medishare’s field hospital as well as
6.15.10 Young girl assisted by Project Medishare through PEPFAR grant
By Jennifer Browning After receiving the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) grant, Project Medishare staff started identifying vulnerable children that they could assist along the guidelines of the grant. As one of five organizations in the Cross Haiti
6.9.10 Community Health Program staff help rural plastic surgery patients receive proper follow-up
By Jennifer Browning Almost three weeks ago, plastic surgeons from University of Miami Department of Plastic Surgery came to Port-au-Prince as part of Project Medishare’s Plastic Surgery program. Eleven-months-old Yvens Olsen was one of their patients. Today, Yvens, is already
6.7.10 Project Medishare volunteers and Bernard Mevs staff find day hectic, but productive
By Jennifer Browning Today was a monumental day of sorts as Drs. Marlon and Jerry Bitar, owners of Bernard Mevs Hospital; Dr. Arthur Founier, co-founder of Project Medishare; and Dr. Michel Dodard, Director of the Global Institute, addressed the current
6.6.10 Project Medishare moves out of tents and into brick and mortar building
By Jennifer Browning Today was a moment in history for the Project Medishare team. It has been a place where staff and volunteers have worked for almost six months, and where over 30,000 individuals have been treated since the January
6.6.10 Miami HEAT visits Project Medishare field hospital
By Jennifer Browning Yesterday, Alonzo Mourning and Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat, Rudy Gay of the Memphis Grizzlies, and several representatives from Target were among those joining a new batch of volunteer relief workers going to Haiti to work
