AMHE Medical Relief Mission report by Louis J. Auguste, MD, FACS, FACG President New York Chapter of AMHE On January 12, 2010, an earthquake of 7.1 magnitude on the Richter’s scale struck the Haitian Capital of Port-au-prince, with its epicenter in Carrefour. As the images and reports started trickling in by Internet, airwaves or television, …
Report of Ernest Benjamin, MD FCCM Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology Chief, Division of Surgical Critical Care Medicine Dear Eric , Colleagues of AMHE I have just returned from 13 days at the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince. I thought you would be interested to hear from a direct eyewitness and a participant how things went …
God Doesn’t Wear Ray-Bans By Arthur E. Palamara, MD January 22, 2010 In the grand scheme of things, I recognize that what I did was negligible. People who said “God bless you” were not aware of the paucity of my contribution, nor the immense contribution of others who gave so much more. Still, this experience …
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Winston Price, MD, FAAP, FACPE Past President-NMA I returned on January 29th from an eight-day stint in Haiti to assist in the medical relief efforts following the devastating earthquakes that besieged their island nation. I traveled to Port-Au-Prince as part of a third wave of first responders organized by The Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad (AMHE) who …
Report from Cap-Haitien February 15, 2010 Humanitarian Situation in the North • Crisis Response After a lag period in regard to the events in Port au Prince , Cap Haitien is currently experiencing the “contre-coup “ effect of the earthquake. A couple of days after the earthquake, the mayor of the city had sent busses …
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Report of Dr Eric Jerome, AMHE coordinator, Week of April 25 2010 I landed at Toussaint Louverture International airport for my second tour of duty in Port-Au-Prince. The capital of Haiti is like Bagdad during the Gulf war or Dresden at the end of WWII. It looks like a sustained air bombardment had taken place. …
AMHE Relief Mission Report Jeremie Mission. Eric L. Jerome, MD FACP, Relief Coordinator Indeed, we landed in the Haitian capital on the 19th of August 2010, Dr Monique Rousseau, Dr Jean J Janvier , Dr Eric Jerome . The other group composed of Dr Ducarmel Augustin, Dr Jean Claude Tabuteau Dr Nicole Michael and others …
Press Release January 12, 2010 The Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad (AMHE), South Florida Chapter is saddened by the news of the devastating earthquake that hit on Haiti on Tuesday January 12, 2010. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and the families of the people of Haiti who are affected by this disaster. …
SUGGESTED LIST OF THINGS TO BRING This is not the full list but it is some of the things you can take. However you should travel as light as you can. VM T-Shirt and Jacket (if you have them) PASSPORT Long-sleeve shirts (preferably cotton) Long pants (Dickies brand) Hat or baseball cap Sunblock Sunglasses Insect …
Available at: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/haiti.aspx. Accessed Jan. 2010 Preparing for Your Trip to Haiti Before visiting Haiti, you may need to get the following vaccinations and medications for vaccine-preventable diseases and other diseases you might be at risk for at your destination: (Note: Your doctor or health-care provider will determine what you will need, depending on factors such as …
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 >>
