Surgery in Haiti

Médecins sans frontières experience in orthopedic surgery in postearthquake Haiti in 2010.

INTRODUCTION During January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, resulting in death and destruction for hundreds of thousands of people. This study describes the types of orthopedic procedures performed, the options for patient follow-up, and limitations in obtaining outcomes data in an emergency setting. PROBLEM There is not a large body of data that describes larger orthopedic coh...

Implementing an Advanced Thoracic Surgery Program in Rural Haiti: Challenges of High Complexity Surgery in a Low Income Country

Background/Introduction Recently, the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery estimated that 5 billion people lack access to surgical care. While barriers of funding, training, staff and resources are substantial, demand for surgical care is immense in Low Income Countries. For the last two years the Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais (HUM) in Haiti has provided surgical care to over 4,000 patient...

Orthopaedics in Haiti.

On January 12, 2010, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 on the Richter scale struck the island nation of Haiti, causing devastating losses of property, life, and limb. Orthopaedic surgeons from around the world responded to the mass casualty disaster and came together to treat many of the injured. That deadly earthquake focused the world’s attention on the Haitian health-care system. Despite...

Congenital rubella syndrome in Haiti

Objective. To determine if there is an unrecognized problem of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) in Haiti, a country without a national rubella immunization program. Methods. During March 2001 and June 2001, screening physicals were conducted on approximately 80 orphans at three orphanages in Haiti that accept disabled children. Children were classified as probable CRS cases based on establishe...

A hospital rises in Haiti.