Project Medishare co-founder featured on The Huffington Post

By Jennifer Browning
With all the small successes Project Medishare has made, Haiti is still in dire need of help. This was Dr.Arthur Fournier’s message in his article, “Haiti on the Brink” in The Huffington Post. Dr. Fournier writes how individuals can help Haiti in their struggles just like University of Miami medical student, Elizabeth Greig [...]

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Raise money for Project Medishare by surfing on GoodSearch

By Jennifer Browning
Raising money for Project Medishare can be as easy as surfing the net. By performing your searches on GoodSearch.com you can help raise money for Project Medishare and support the many healthcare programs in Haiti’s Central Plateau. To be sure Project Medishare receives credit for your searches, type in Project Medishare’s [...]

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Check out Project Medishare’s photos on Flickr

By Jennifer Browning
While the nursing students from the University of Miami have returned from their medical trip in Haiti, you can view some of the photos from their trip here.
Want to hear about their trip? Check out their posts by clicking on the links below.
UM nursing students work with Project Medishare’s mobile clinic in [...]

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Wyclef Jean hopes for a bright future for his native Haiti

Photo by Jennifer Browning
By Jennifer Browning
A roving ambassador for hip hop and Haiti, musician Wyclef Jean, spoke in an interview on 60 minutes Sunday about how he wants to make a difference and give hope to Haiti’s urban youth.
Click here to read the story featured on CBS’s website or go to Haiti Innovation’s site where [...]

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Coral Gables Congregational Church sends angel tree donations to children in central plateau

By Jennifer Browning
In addition to hosting the Rebuild Haiti event, Coral Gables Congregational Church combined their efforts with the Lambi Fund of Haiti, and the Church Haiti Mission Task Force to host a toy drive for the children of Haiti’s Central Plateau. While the church annually hosts an Angel Tree/Toy Drive campaign, Megan Corallis, [...]

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UM nursing students work with Project Medishare’s mobile clinic in remote Baille Touribe

By Christine Farley
Baille Touribe, HAITI–Since last January, I have been looking forward to this trip. The thrill of spending time tucked away in the mountains of Haiti, away from the Miami hustle has helped me survive two semesters of nursing school. While our clinical experience in the States involves contemporary technology, the laboratory tests and [...]

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Community based care in Haiti’s Central Plateau

By Hillary Hecktman
Thomonde, HAITI–Just when I believe I’ve seen all health care opportunities in the Central Plateau of Haiti, the wind blows in a special surprise. Participating in a surgical procedure became a milestone in my life. It doesn’t get more real than scrubbing in on a hemorrhoidectomy and being an assistant to the surgeon [...]

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UM nursing student get’s a look at life in Haiti’s Central Plateau

By Rosa Salgado
Thomonde, HAITI–My experience began the moment I got on the airplane to Haiti. From the airport, we drove to Thomonde. The roads were very bumpy and I felt kind of nauseous, but I was looking to the road seeing the mountains and the children smiling gave me a peace of mind. [...]

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Nursing student experiences first hand how the Community Health Program is ‘complex and integrated’

By Neekan Aeini
Although I’ve volunteered in the Caribbean before, specifically in Trinidad, nothing could prepare me for what I was going to experience in Haiti. I’ve heard that it is the poorest country in the western hemisphere but it’s hard to put a picture to the description unless you experience it first hand. [...]

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UM nursing students participate with community rally post

By Susie Hartl
Thomonde, HAITI–This trip to Haiti has really opened my eyes! Today we participated in a rally post which is a program where community leaders and the Project Medishare join together at several sites in the community to provide various forms of primary healthcare.
When we first arrived, we sat in on an [...]

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