Dr. Marie Evelyne Moise, member of AMHE has just returned from a two-day trip to Haiti and has filed the following report: The UM/Medishare effort is very appreciated, their logistic for moving personnel is commendable. The biggest challenge is to perform surgeries on site. Ninety percent of patients are in dire need of …
I am on my way to Haiti this morning, on a small airplane seating 8 passengers, donated by a friend philanthropist, departing from Fort-Lauderdale Executive Airport, scheduled to land in PAP, Haiti at 1:00 pm. The purpose of my trip is to evaluate the logistics of getting the medical volunteers and medical supplies from the …
Dr Seide arrived in Haiti on 01/17/2010, along with five other physicians and one nurse, on a private aircraft arranged by Dr Merisier) Yesterday was chaotic, but last night, it calmed down, Dr Thomas Harrington (UM Hematologist) and I were able to round on the patients and help a 17 y/o with a pneumothorax that …
Trip Report: Dr Rose-May Seide at the UM/Medishare Headquarters in Haiti Jan 18, 2010 Read More »
As announced, I was able to travel to Haiti yesterday and returned to Miami on the same day. The purpose of the trip was two-fold: 1. Bring a team of medical volunteers and medical supplies to Haiti 2. Try to meet with Dr Claude Surena, the newly nominated “Health Crisis Coordinator” to evaluate the logistics …
Dr Seide returns from Haiti after working 3 days at the UM/Medishare compound at the UN Headquarters. The following is a report of her observations and suggestions: First and foremost, all volunteers are putting a great effort and doing a great job given the circumstances. OBSERVATIONS: · When you arrive on the Tarmac, …
Regards to all, As many of you may well be aware, I traveled to Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake on January 14 with the UM/Medishare group and stayed there through the 18th. Although I was there for other reasons than just humanitarian ones, having lost my two parents in-law to the quake, …
Trip Report Dr Alain Innocent • January 22, 2010 Read More »
I traveled to Haiti the same day the earthquake stroke. I landed in Port au Prince at noon and my plan was to go the same day to Cap Haitien, where we are operating our program. Because of the bad weather conditions in the Northern part of the country, I decided to spend the night …
My wife, Marie-May Gousse, a pharmacist and I, both University of Miami Hospital and Clinics employees, traveled to Haiti to be part of the medical relief efforts. We joined the UM/Medishare group and left for Haiti on Saturday, January 16th, 2010 to return on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010. We both left with the hope that …
The other trip descriptions on this site accurately describe what one would find if willing to volunteer at the moment in Haiti. I went to Haiti on Jan 18, with ACTS World Relief, and stayed there until Jan 21. The most acutely needed are indeed the surgeons, orthopedists, emergency room specialists , and anesthesiologists. However …
Trip Report Dr Nadie G Jean-Charles • Jan 18-21, 2010 Read More »
Monday, January 25, 2010 I came back last night in a military transport plane Lockheed C5 Galaxy along with hundred of expatriated Haitian Americans. I will focus on two aspects of my trip: The post surgical phrase: a suggested model of neighborhood based care The Haitian and Haitian-American medical response Upon arriving at the PAP …
The Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad was founded in August 1972, by a group of Haitian physicians determined to mark their presence as a growing ethnic entity in America, to foster professional alliances, and to promote the health and interest of the Haitian immigrant community at large. The first general assembly, which took place in New York’s Harlem Hospital on November 12, 1972, brought together sixty-four physicians with a common agenda. Their objectives, subsequently sanctioned in the Article of Incorporation and bylaws… READ MORE >>
