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L'Hôpital de la Communauté Haïtienne or the Haitian Community Hospital was established in 1984 with a mission to provide quality preventive health care, treatment and health education to the Haitian people and deliver high quality practical training to the medical professionals. With other 30 public and private hospitals in the West Department, the Haitian Community Hospital is the key institution in the health system within the region. This clinic of hope is a non-profit making, non-government organization built by a foundation created in 1972, which is presently managed by the Haitian Health and Education Foundation (La Fondation Haïtienne de la Santé et de l'Education). HCH is the only privately owned hospital in the county of Pétion-Ville and the largest non-government hospital in the metropolitan area of the capital city that has set a trend to build privately owned hospital in the country. It is the only hospital in the area with Intensive Care Unit, three operating rooms and two delivery rooms. With 75 beds it primarily serves Haitians with low and moderate incomes.

Hospital de la Communauté Haïtienne has a long track record of participation in many public welfare programs like providing essential health education on relevant topics, like AIDS and Tuberculosis, etc. It also organizes immunization campaigns, health fair and informational meetings. The hospital through its 75 in-patient beds and out-patient department serves around 80,000 patients annually and it is committed to extend its support to the most disadvantaged sections of the area. It has future plans to serve the entire neighboring population of the Pétion-Ville commune (283,052 inhabitants) and Delmas (679,650 inhabitants).

Rue Audant, Rte de Frères - Petion-Ville, Haiti
(509) 2513-0983 - (509) 3464-0788

Additional Hospitals in Petion-Ville, Haiti:

Clinique Maternité de Pétion-Ville
Clinique Chirurgicale Lambert Sante, Pétionville
Hospital De Fermathe (Baptist Mission)
Hospital Eliazar Germain, Petion-Ville
Hospital de la Communauté Haïtienne, Pétionville
PULMOMED-24 Hour Life Support

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On August 1, 2013, the Haitian government in the presence of the U.S., French and Spanish Ambassadors had signed a US$ 41.48 million contract with the International Health Group for Haiti for the reconstruction of the Hôpital de l'Université d'Etat D'Haiti or Haitian State University Hospital (HUEH). The agreement was part of a US$ 83.2 million project to reestablish HUEH where the U.S Government would spend US$ 33.2 million, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) US$ 25 million and the French Government through the Agence Française de Développement US$ 25 million. Preliminary tasks involved in the project were demolition and removal of debris, assessment of the soundness of the undamaged structure of the building and rehabilitation and improvement of emergency services like hospital maternity ward and emergency room. In compliance with the hurricane and paraseismic resistance regulations, the new Hôpital de l'Université d'Etat D'Haiti will have 534 beds by 2016 and its quality of healthcare service will be improved through staff training and right governance. The origin of this hospital dates back to the days of King Christophe's creation of the Royal Academy in 1815. The present faculty that exists today was first established as a private institution in 1902 till it got recognition as a public university in 1905. In 1995, a new private Catholic university welcomed its first class medical students and it became the only medical school in Haiti.
Additional Hospitals in the Port-au-Prince area:

Centre Hospitalier Du Sacre Coeur
Diquini Hospital - (Adventist Hospital)
Hopital Asile Francais d'Haiti
Hospital Bernard Mevs
Hospital de la Trinité,
Hospital de Canapé Vert, Port-au-Prince
Hospital Saint-Damien (Nos Petits Frères et Soeurs), Tabarre
Hospital Saint-François de Sales
Hospital St Louis(Doctors without borders (MSF), French)

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Here are the three leading candidates Jude Celestin, Jean Charles Moise and Jovenel Moise.

As per the announcement of Pierre-Louis Opont, the director general of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) on November 5th, the names of the first three finishers in the presidential race are, Jovenel Moïse from PHTK party (1st place 511,992 votes or 32.81% of total votes), Jude Célestin, LAPEH (2nd place total 394,390 or 25.27% votes), and Moise Jean-Charles, Platfòm Pitit Dessalin (3rd place, total 222,646 or 14.27% votes). However, the win in the first round by Jovenel Moïse, handpicked by the outgoing President Martelly, has raised suspicion of massive frauds. Eight Presidential candidates (G8), including Jude Célestin and Moise Jean-Charles with 6 others, representing 49.81% of total votes have signed a joint note requesting the Provisional Election Commission (CEP) to form an independent commission to inquire about the alleged frauds affecting the integrity of the October 25, 2015 election.

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Here is a picture of someone with Alcohol Consumption problem.

People normally drink alcohol to celebrate, socialize or relax. People drink it to feel and act differently. Drinking alcohol causes to increase your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level or the amount of alcohol present in your bloodstream. Ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, is an intoxicating ingredient that interferes with the brain's communication, strains the heart muscles resulting high blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, stroke, and cardiomyopathy. It can lead to a variety of liver problems like fatty liver, fibrosis, and alcoholic hepatitis. It can weaken your immune system, making your body a soft target for many diseases. For men and women, heavy drinking is normally defined as consuming 15 and 8 drinks or more per week, respectively. Uncontrolled consumption of alcohol not only damages your health, it causes trouble in your relationships and social activities and the manner you feel and think. If you choose to drink alcoholic beverages, never drink beyond 2 drinks per day for men and 1 drink per day for women.

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Here is a picture of Dweynie Esther Paul, elected as New York State civil court judge.

Attorney Dweynie Paul, a resident of Bedford Stuyvesant Community in Brooklyn was born in Queens, New York to Haitian parents. With her passion for justice since her childhood days, she pursued a career in law and public service at Middlesex University in London within its British Legal System Program and interned with the Labor Political Party; she had another internship with the Honorable Daniel Lewis of the Criminal Supreme Court in Queens County, obtained a Master's Degree in Public Policy under the Stony Brook's Graduate Program and received a Juris Doctorate Degree from George Washington University Law School in Washington D.C. On November 4, this daughter of Haitian immigrants made history by becoming the first Haitian American to be elected as a New York State civil court judge. She won the election unopposed and became the judge of the civil court of "Kings" (Brooklyn).

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Haiti and the United Nations, relationship.

The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), a Multinational Interim Force (MIF) was first sent to Haiti on June 1, 2004, comprising 6,940 soldiers and 2,211 police, after the departure of President Bertrand Aristide into exile following a Coup d'état. To be more precise, its actual involvement in Haiti started in 1990 when at the request of the provisional government, an observer group was sent by the United Nation to oversee an election. When a coup d'état on 29 September 1991 overthrew (first time) President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, elected 8 months earlier, the Security Council set up a peacekeeping operation, United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH)), on September 23, 1993. Following the earthquake of 2010, as per recommendation of the U.N Secretary-General, the number of forces in the MINUSTAH was increased. During their occupation in Haiti, they have trained Haitian Police forces (PNH) and helped to maintain laws and orders in the country.

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Here is a picture of Mr. Sauveur Pierre Etienne.

Sauveur Pierre Étienne (born September 5, 1959) is a politician, political scientist and a teacher of Haiti. He is the coordinator of the Struggling People's Organization (or Organisation Politique Lavalas) political party created in 1991. He obtained his Master Degree of Science Development in the Faculty of Ethnology from the University of Haiti and Masters in Social science from at the Latin American Faculty in Mexico and finally a PhD in political science at the University of Montreal. During his election campaign, he had promised his government will have economic and social policy to bring investment towards the domestic growth sectors, adopt suitable land management legal framework. He was one of the 54 Presidential candidates in the October 25 election. Under his OPL banner, he has obtained 30,227 or 1.94% of total votes and came seventh in the list. He is one of the eight candidates to sign the memorandum demanding the CEP an Independent Commission to investigate the alleged frauds affecting the integrity of the October 25, 2015 election.

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Here is a picture of Joseph François André aka "Joe Trouillot".

Joseph François André aka "Joe Trouillot" (born March 22, 1922, Haiti), the famous singer of the Haitian band "Issa El Saieh" passed away in Montréal, QC, Canada on October 29, 2015 at the age of 93. The Ministry of Culture has learned with dismay the sad news of his death and has extended its deepest condolences for the loss of this good natured Haitian music icon to his family and friends and in general to the Haitian cultural and artistic world. He was a man in a hat with a golden voice, has over fifty discs and 300 songs to his credit. During his heydays, the Quebec newspaper 'Le Devoir' termed him as the patriarch of Haitian song.

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Who is the candidate in Haiti presidential election Jovenel Moise?

Jovenel Moise (born June 26, 1968), the government backed candidate from the PHTK party was handpicked by the outgoing President Martelly as his successor. He was born in a modest family in Trou du Nord (North-East Department). Jovenel inherited own sense of discipline, civic and moral responsibility and love for the country from his parents. As a shrewd entrepreneur, he is the main promoter of the Agritrans banana export project in Haiti. Moise knows very well how to transform problems into opportunities. Mathias Pierre, a presidential candidate from the Konsyans Patriyotik party, when one week before the election, realized that he could not do well in the run, decided to support Jovenel Moise. However, Jovenel's success in the first round election, with 32.81% votes against 25.27% of Jude Célestin, was little unexpected because Celestine had a pre-election approval rating of 33.4% while Moise was much behind in the second place with 17.5% approval.

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Here is the picture of candidate Jovenel Moise, a big winner.

The number that puts ruling party's candidate Jovenel Moïse much ahead of his other contenders has raised suspicions of massive frauds. As per announcement of Pierre-Louis Opont, the director general of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), the first two top finishers are Jovenel Moise of PHTK party and Jude Celestin from LAPEH banner. Moise has received 511,992 votes or 32.81% of the total votes, and Celestin obtained 394,390 or 25.27% of votes. Moise Jean-Charles of Pitit Dessalines finished third (14.27%) and Fanmi Lavalas' Maryse Narcisse came in fourth (7.05%). In the presidential contest, 1,538,393 valid votes were cast, the number of invalid votes were 120,066 and 22,238 votes were cast to 'no candidate'-- making that 8th place finisher. Turnout on October 25 was 26.4%. The nine member committee of the CEP has received 162 formal complaints of fraud within the scheduled grievance reporting time and has decided to investigate on 42 of such complaints. There are complaints that about 62% of the cast votes were acts of election riggings by the party agents. Numbers of election ballots, both filled and unfilled, were found lying carelessly in an unsecured manner following the election day. Since none could achieve the mandatory lead, there will be a run-off election on December 27, 2015.

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