Only radically lower cost service delivery models can close the growing “broadband gap that characterizes much of the developing world. Inveneo’s Haiti Rural Broadband Initiative seeks to demonstrate one such model by combining low-cost wireless technologies, shared infrastructure and local IT capacity building to extend broadband to 22 un-served population centers in Haiti. While progress is p...

background: little is known about how to introduce complex technologies like arthroscopy into low-income countries. thus, we compared low- versus high-resource intensive methods of teaching basic arthroscopic skills in a randomized controlled trial in haiti. methods: forty-eight haitian orthopaedic surgeons and residents attending an orthopaedic conference in haiti were block randomized to rece...

Kathryn Chu and colleagues describe the experiences of Médecins sans Frontières after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and discuss how to improve delivery of surgery in humanitarian disasters.

Abstract∞ After belatedly apologizing for the cholera epidemic in Haiti, ‘New Approach to Cholera Haiti’ by UN and promise of material assistance victims through a ‘victim-centred approach’ highlight how turn socio-economic are increasingly pivotal field transitional justice. In light these growing calls, we suggest matrix clarify debate made two separate dimensions: focus reparations – collect...

Este artigo constitui um exercício inicial de análise estudos universitários na área história relacionados ao Haiti e, por extensão, Caribe insular no Brasil durante o ano 2010 até primeiro semestre 2022, considerando a presença cada vez mais marcante imigrantes haitianos/caribenhos sociedade brasileira, incluindo academia, partir desse período. Por meio da documental teses e dissertações, prob...

OBJECTIVES To describe the effectiveness of a program designed to reduce the rate of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV at the primary HIV testing and treatment center in Haiti between 1999 and 2004. METHODS All pregnant, HIV-positive women who attended the major HIV testing and treatment clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, between March 1999 and December 2004 were asked to participate i...

OBJECTIVE To establish types and rates of injuries and illnesses among urban search-and-rescue (USAR) dogs deployed to Haiti following the January 12, 2010, earthquake. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. ANIMALS 23 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) USAR dogs deployed to Haiti. PROCEDURES An online survey was distributed to the handlers of all FEMA USAR dogs deployed to Haiti in respo...

BACKGROUND Although numerous authors have described surgical experiences following major disasters, little is known regarding the needs of and barriers to care faced by surgeons during such disasters. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We therefore (1) identified and compared recurrent interview themes essential to the disaster response following the 2010 Haiti earthquake; (2) determined the difference in re...

BACKGROUND Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and faces numerous challenges, including inadequate medication access for its residents. The objective of this study was to determine the availability, prices, and affordability of essential medicines in Haiti and compare these findings to other countries. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional nationwide survey in 2011 of avai...

BACKGROUND Introduction of Vibrio cholerae to Haiti during the deployment of United Nations (UN) peacekeepers in 2010 resulted in one of the largest cholera epidemics of the modern era. Following the outbreak, a UN-commissioned independent panel recommended three pre-deployment intervention strategies to minimize the risk of cholera introduction in future peacekeeping operations: screening for ...