Clinton reflects on first trip to Haiti as UN Special Envoy

By Jennifer Browning
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton visited Haiti early July. It was his first visit to the Caribbean country since being appointed UN Special Envoy to Haiti. View the above video that was originally posted on the UN Dispatch site.
Project Medishare’s Country Director Marie Chery attended a meeting led by [...]

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UNAIDS concerned economic crisis could hinder HIV treatment, prevention

By Jennifer Browning
While recent reports from the Associated Press explain how Haiti is finding ways to limit the spread of HIV/AIDS, there is still concern that the current economic crisis could hinder the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
Media Global’s Amy Lieberman reported that nations in East and Southern Africa are beginning to feel the [...]

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Portable diagnostic equipment brought to Medishare team

By Jocelyn Brown and Kelly O’Connor
As interns from the Beyond Traditional Borders Initiative at Rice University, we demonstrated the capabilities of the Diagnostic Lab-in-a-Backpack to the Project Medishare team. The mission of the Beyond Traditional Borders Initiative is to foster the creation of globally appropriate health technologies that address the pressing health needs of [...]

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Atlanta photographer meets another Haiti

By Nick Vitone
I recently traveled to Haiti to photograph a team of medical students and professionals from Emory University who were working on partnership with Project Medishare.  The trip was designed to offer surgeries to patients in the central plateau, who might not otherwise be able to improve their health.
For me, the first trip to [...]

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U.S. and Canada change travel warning for Haiti

By Jennifer Browning
Two weeks ago after Canada relaxed its Haiti travel advisory, the United States also updated the advisory stating that the overall security condition in Haiti has improved.
Canadians are now advised to exercise caution regarding travel to Haiti. The same level of precaution applies to the neighboring Dominican Republic.
The U.S. State Department still warns [...]

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Earth Institute visits Project Medishare’s programs in Thomonde and Marmont

By Jennifer Browning
Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs and Pedro Sanchez, Director of Tropical Agriculture at the Earth Institute, joined The Green Family Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) delegation during a visit to the Millennium Village Project site in Marmont. The visit also included a look at Project Medishare’s growing community [...]

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Beyond Traditional Borders interns work with medical team in Thomonde

Beyond Traditional Border interns Jocelyn Brown and Kelly O’Connor demonstrate the Diagnostic Lab-in-a-Backpack to physicians, nurses, and technicians at the Project Medishare headquarters in Thomonde. Rice University’s Beyond Traditional Borders Initiative works to foster the creation of globally appropriate health technologies that address the pressing health needs of the developing world. Photo by Jennifer Browning.

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Actor Chris Lowell donates print sales to Project Medishare

By Jennifer Browning
Chris Lowell Photography is donating 100 percent of sales for any prints purchased from his Haiti collection to Project Medishare.
Chris Lowell was born and raised in Georgia. He has been a professional fine art photographer for six years, shooting in countries across the globe from Morocco to Peru to Korea. He found out [...]

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Check out Morehouse Medical School’s medical trip photos on Flickr!

By Jennifer Browning
Morehouse Medical School students and doctors worked this past week in Haiti with Project Medishare’s medical staff. The group helped Project Medishare conduct mobile clinics in Baille Touribe, Savant Plate, Marmont, and Savanne Perdu where each day they saw between 180-250 patients.
Click here to check out photos from their trip!

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Coral Gables Congregational Church visits Project Medishare

By Jennifer Browning
As a supporter of Project Medishare, Coral Gables Congregational Church visited the Haiti headquarters last month to check up on recent developments and current programs.
Leonie Hermantin of Coral Gables said she was struck by the hard work of the community health workers who make home visits to ensure children are vaccinated, patients receive [...]

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