United Nations notes dramatic improvements in security in Haiti

By Jennifer Browning
According to About.com Guide to Caribbean travel, Robert Curley things are looking up for Haiti in terms of travel.
The United Nations has stated that the crime rate is down. In addition to the overall crime, murder rates have decreased and the rate of kidnappings in Haiti has fallen off dramatically this year.
Haiti [...]

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Innovative seed replacement program helps farmers in Haiti

By Jennifer Browning
The International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Food and Agriculture Organization have combined efforts in a $10.2 million effort to distribute and multiply quality seeds in Haiti in order to significantly increased food production, making cheaper food accessible and boosting farmers’ incomes, according to Sylvie Wabbes, a senior emergency operations officer with [...]

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New U.S. Ambassador Kenneth H. Merten arrives in Haiti

By Jennifer Browning
The new Ambassador of the United States in Haiti, Ambassador Kenneth H. Merten, arrived Port-au-Prince yesterday where he presented his letters of accreditation to Haitian President  Rene Préval.
Ambassador Merten reiterated the United State’s support to Haiti.

“I know that these are still difficult times and Haiti has many, many needs. I have no [...]

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Photographer explains why we should not stigmatize Haiti

By Jennifer Browning
Photographer Jeff Antebi traveled to Haiti this past April to photograph the Haitian Senatorial elections.
In his article on The Huffington Post, Antebi explains his own initial fears and hesitations about his first visit to the country. After listing the horrifying statistics that make up Haiti, Antebi goes into the side of the story [...]

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GHESKIO research featured in New England Journal of Medicine

By Jennifer Browning
The Haitian Group for the Study of Kaposi’s Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections (GHESKIO) was featured in the August 20 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine where follow-up data was released regarding the detailed outcomes of GHESKIO patients after five years of receiving anti-retroviral therapy (ART).
Prior to using ART in Haiti (2003), [...]

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Speaking of Love and Haiti

By Jennifer Browning
Eyebrows raise with shock and surprise when I tell people I have just returned from Haiti. Isn’t it dangerous? Aren’t you afraid? Aren’t they kidnapping people? What about the violence? Isn’t it sad?
I sigh, smile and begin a hopeful dialogue about how I have fallen in love with this small vibrant, beautiful [...]

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Diaspora Marketplace gives Haitians living abroad opportunity to invest in Haiti’s future

By Jennifer Browning
The United States Agency for International Development [USAID] is partnering with Fondation Sogebank, a philanthropic institution of Haiti’s largest commercial bank, to establish the Haitian Diaspora Marketplace.
A two-year pilot program, the Haitian Diaspora Marketplace is designed to encourage Haitians living abroad to contribute to Haiti’s economic development through direct investment in productive business [...]

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Prenatal care on the road in Haiti

By Tisha Titus, MD, MPH
After several hours of rapid fire pregnant women in search of their first, and potentially only, prenatal visit, there is one patient for this day that stands out in my mind. I will wonder what has happened to her for months and maybe even years after returning home. I would like [...]

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Haiti bypasses first two major storms so far during this hurricane season

By Jennifer Browning
Tropical storm Ana grazed by the tiny Caribbean country and Bill missed it completely. For now, Haiti can take a deep breath as it continues to take a deep breath during the 2009 hurricane season.
About this time last year, hurricanes Faye, Gustav and Hanna ravaged many of the areas Project Medishare serves in [...]

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Paul Farmer appointed Deputy U.N. Special Envoy to Haiti

By Jennifer Browning
Rumors that Paul Farmer was under consideration for the position of USAID Director have been put to rest. Last week, Paul farmer was appointed Deputy U.N. Special Envoy to Haiti. Former President and U.N. Special Envoy to Haiti, Bill Clinton said Farmer’s “credibility both among the people of Haiti and in the international [...]

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