Medicine

Haiti bans ALL its citizens from UN mission against Ebola

Haitian volunteers have been banned from departing for African countries hit by the Ebola virus, the government said on Friday, citing other diseases that have devastated the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. more »

October 4, 2014 9:55 AM

Haiti Ebola Scare - There is no Ebola in Haiti but Rumors of a FIRST case are Spreading

In Haiti rumors are spreading fast tat there is a FIRST case of EBOLA in the country... Despite the fact that the Ministry of Public Health denied these rumors, it continues to spread in the streets and also in the Haitian social networks, creating panic among the population... more »

September 5, 2014 6:20 PM

Haiti Sante - Chikungunya anvayi prison Ti-Goave la, anpil prizonye malad!

Mezanmi... se pa de nan prizonye ki nan prizon Ti-Goave la gen Chikungunya... Marengwen rantre nan prizon an, se sa yo bliye yo pa fè. Komisè Leogane lan, Jean-Alex Pierre-Louis, fè konnen ke 23 pousan prizonye ki andedan prizon ti-Goave la ap soufri ak maladi Chikungunya.... more »

June 7, 2014 4:20 PM

Haiti Govt and Harvard Medical School working on a Network of Community Pharmacies across the Country

The Haitian Government and Havard Medical School have signed a agreement to work on a concept to setup a national network of community pharmacies, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said Thursday in a meeting with the Haitian Diaspora in Boston. Partners in Health posted on their blog that the Haitian government has been working to introduce or improve community pharmacies in the remote parts of Haiti... more »

June 7, 2014 11:55 AM

Haiti ALERT - Ministe Sante Piblik entedi lavant BACTOCLAV ak AUGMENTIN nan peyi a

ATTENTION : Tout Haitien ki ap achte medicament nan peyi d'Haiti... Ministè Sante Piblik fè mete yon nòt deyò ki entèdi lavant 2 medikaman, BACTOCLAV ak AUGMENTIN ki genyen sou etikèt yo Amoxicilline, Acide clavulanique, sout tout teritwa nasyonal peyi d'Haiti akoz yo sispek ta genyen anpil fo medikaman nan lari-a... more »

May 28, 2014 7:59 AM

How badly is Chikungunya spreading in Haiti?

QUESTION: Are all your family and friends in Haiti OK or is someone you know infected with this crazy Chikungunya virus? --- "Chikungunya" seems to be becoming a word too common in Haiti these days. Virtually everyone I speak to has a story to tell me about it... In the news I heard a Senator of the Republic was sick with Chikungunya, I know a Candidate for Depute who is presently in bed, infected... There was even a joke about it in parliament that the Haitian Prime Minister was sick with Chikungunya and could not show up for something... more »

May 23, 2014 7:15 AM

How do I know I have Dengue or Chikungunya?

For the past two days I have been feeling the worse joint pain ever... I mean everything hurts... last night a friend warned me it could be Chikungunya... He describes the symptoms to me, I had the headaches, fever, pain in my bones, I am going to the doctor in the morning... more »

May 5, 2014 10:19 AM

Haiti - Medical : Mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus spreading rapidly

A few weeks ago, Haitians in Haiti heard about a new virus called Chikungunya that just arrived in the country.. Now there are news reports that the Chikungunya virus is spreading like wild fire... Ronald Singer, a spokesperson for Haiti ministry of health says there are now 1,529 confirmed cases of the Chikungunya virus in Haiti, a huge jump from just 14 last week, the Associated Press reports... more »

May 13, 2014 3:45 PM

Haiti - Sante : Twop sik diminye kapasite pou yon moun aprann

Mezanmi... Pou janm mwen renmen sik, mwen fèk dekouvri ke twòp sik kapab detwi sèvo w epi tiye entèlijens ou... Pou jan Haitien renmen bwè bagay sikre, ou kwè yo tout konnen saa? Gen yon moun ki pwal ri m wi lè li li atik saa... Li sa a... more »

May 4, 2014 8:44 AM

Does Haiti have a Cholera Problem or Lack of Political Will?

I just finished watching a CNN news report about another possible cholera outbreak in Haiti. The reason, they say, is because Haiti lacks access to clean water and the country has a huge sanitation problem, both causes of lack of money and "lack of political will" in Haiti... more »

April 28, 2014 6:42 AM