Project Medishare’s Dr. Barth Green joins panel discussion in Washington D.C.

By Jennifer Browning
In November, Project Medishare’s Co-Founder, Dr. Barth Green will join 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 Development Goals in Haiti: A progress report from the poorest country in the Americas.”
The panel [...]

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UM fraternity repairs and donates computers to Project Medishare’s health care workers

By Jennifer Browning
Last Spring, juniors Ananth Sastry and Ashish Shah from University of Miami’s Delta Epsilon Psi Fraternity boarded their flight to Port-au-Prince with four newly repaired computers. Health care agents now use those computers in participation with Project Medishare’s Community Health Program.
The fraternity, which joined UM’s greek life last Fall, voluntarily [...]

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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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UN’s MediaGlobal features Project Medishare’s medical student volunteer program

By Jennifer Browning
Medical volunteers and Haitians alike find a win-win situation when it comes to working together for community health in Haiti. Molly Slothower reflects this in her piece Future Doctors Volunteering in Haiti Gain Medical and Life Experience.
Slothower speaks to students who have recently volunteered in Haiti as well as those who have committed [...]

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Project Medishare meets with South Florida delegates

By Jennifer Browning
At the request of Representative Kendrick Meek and the South Florida delegation, Dr. Michel Dodard and Ellen Powers, representing Project Medishare and The Global Institute at the University of Miami, joined the Florida lawmakers for a lunch meeting on Monday.
Dr. Dodard and Ms. Powers spoke to the group about [...]

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