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Haiti's New Sound Library Gift to Visually Impaired

Visually impaired youth are underserved in Haiti, marginalized by their disability. The Haitian Blind Aid Society (AAHS) and another foundation have created a sound library for them.

An inventory of works has been audiotaped, read aloud by youth volunteers. AAHS submitted a proposal to build a studio to expand their inventory, and won an education grant from World Innovation Summit on Education.

AAHS supports education, tutoring, and Braille training programs, improving the lives of 4,000 blind young people.

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While it is the opinion of psychiatrists from overseas that Haitians are blessed with a note-worthy ability to bounce back from crisis, the disastrous 2010 earthquake addled minds as well as tore down buildings. Cases of catatonia, hysterical mutism, earthquake shock, and a host of other traditional and non-traditional maladies afflict many, especially those who suffered from a mental illness before.

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Sophia Martelly, First Lady of Haiti, visited a mobile health clinic in Petit-Goâve on Our Lady of the Assumption feast day. She remained for two days to show petit-goaviennes President Martelly cares about community health.

The new clinic is comprised of two consulting rooms, an on-site pharmacy, and a waiting area. Nearly 400 men, women, and children received no-charge wellness exams and prescription meds. Referrals were given to clients, whose conditions warranted further health services.

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This is a picture of the new CT Scanner donated to Hospital Bernard Mevs. Yéle Haïti, the foundation that is managed by the Hip Hop superstar Wyclef Jean donated 500,000 dollars from the Foundation to cover the cost of the CT scanner.

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Ambassadors of France, the United States, and Spain, on Thursday, August 2, signed a contract with the Ministers of Public Health and Economy for Haiti, that will see the Hospital of the State University of Haiti reconstructed. The reconstruction will be funded to a tune of USD 41.48 million. This contact is under a cooperation program that has a total budget of USD 83.2 million.

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Botanical gardens have a special purpose: they are reserved for the growth, study, protection, and awareness of bio-diversity.

Types of plant life found in a botanical garden include ferns, evergreens, and blooming plants.

Botanical gardens were originally developed during the Renaissance period at Italian universities. They have since been established for research and instruction in medical botany in the U.S. and Northern Europe.

The Botanic Gardens Conservation International incorporates a vast network of plant species and ecology awareness programs.

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If a multinational corporation behaved the way the U.N. did in Haiti, it would be sued for huge amount of money

Mounting evidence suggests that the cholera outbreak is linked to a South Asian strand of cholera probably introduced by Nepalese troops as part of the UN peacekeeping mission, MINUSTAH.

Cholera is endemic in Haiti and projected to kill as many as 1,000 people a year until it is eradicated

All the families of the victims want is a formal apology, better sanitation and water infrastructure, and compensation to those affected

Under both international law and the specific agreement, the UN has broad immunity and refused to do anyone of them

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Here is a picture of Dr. Yvette Bonny. She is one of the a greatest Haitian intelligentsia figure. She has been honored for her achievement in teaching and her outstanding services to the medical community. The Haitian-Canadian physician, Dr. Yvette Bonny Dr. Yvette Bonny was the first doctor in Quebec to complete successfully bone marrow transplant.

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One of us has been honored by one of the most prestigious institutions in the United states. Haitian-American Dr. Marie-Louise Jean-Baptiste from the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) has been awarded with Faculty Prize for Excellence in Teaching by the Harvard Medical School's 2013 Charles McCabe. This kind of honors have only been awarded to the most outstanding teachers of the Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Marie-Louise Jean-Baptiste received this award in 2013 in recognition of her outstanding teaching skills through her mentoring, guiding and educating the next generation of physicians

She has been an excellent role model in her community.
After her graduation from the Faculty of Medicine of the State University of Haiti, Dr. Marie-Louise Jean-Baptiste received training in internal medicine at Cambridge Hospital. She is a primary care physician at the CHA, working with the Homeless Program and people infected with the HIV virus

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Very interesting study by prominent Haitian physician Dr. Carla Boutin-Foster. According to his research, People from the Caribbean who come to live in the US see a decline in their health over the years. Dr. Boutin-Foster associates the health decline among Caribbean nationals to mainly a sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy diets, loss of major sources of social support, and greater stress in the new environment.

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