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Henri Ford in 1972 at the age of 13 fled with his family from the government of Papa Doc Duvalier in Haiti to Brooklyn. He attended Princeton University, then Harvard Medical School. After becoming a doctor, he worked as a pediatric surgeon. Dr. Henri Ford was the vice dean at the University of Southern California's med school.

In 2010, after Haiti earthquake, Dr. Henri Ford worked as volunteer in Haiti with other doctors from the University of Miami. He is the new dean of The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine (UMMSM) which is the graduate medical school of the University of Miami. The school was founded in 1952 and is the oldest medical school in the state of Florida.

Dr. Henri Ronald Ford is a Haitian-born paediatric surgeon who always maintains close ties with his native country Haiti. Following the devastating 2010 earthquake, he returned to Haiti to provide medical assistance to earthquake victims. He has been appointed as the Dean of the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine, effective since June 1, 2018.

Dr. Ford was born in Haiti and spent his early years in Port-au-Prince. During the reign of Papa Doc Duvalier, 13 year old Ford fled with his family to settle among the Haitian community in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a preacher who spoke out against inequality in Haitian society. However, even after settling in the US, he returned several times in the 1990's as a visiting doctor to help provide medical care, train doctors and create healthcare infrastructure that he hoped will one day provide a better life to his countrymen on the island.

Ford's devotion to his discipline and desire to help others is never a matter of surprise to his close associates. He has always maintained that becoming the Dean of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine was a dream to him. His association with UM started 17 years ago when his sister suffered serious burns. Her dress caught fire and she was airlifted from Haiti to Miami where she spent six weeks in the Intensive Care Burn Unit at Jackson Memorial, under the care of the physicians from UM. Eventually she made a full recovery.

Dr. Ford is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Surgeons (England), the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and the American Academy of Paediatrics. He received his bachelor's degree in public and international affairs, cum laude, from Princeton University, and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He also received his M.H.A. (Master of Health Administration) degree from the School of Policy, Planning and Development at the University of Southern California.

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Is President Jocelerme Privert healthy?

On May 1, 2016, Jocelerme Privert (born 1 February 1953), the present provisional president of Haiti, could not travel to Jacmel as per earlier announcement to celebrate the Patronal feast of Saint Jacques and Philippe as well as the festival of agriculture and labor, neither he could meet personalities from various sectors as per his earlier appointments as part of the Feast of Agriculture and Labor. From the Communication office of the Presidency, it was learned that, he could not make the trip due to health issues. However, the President Privert sent his good wishes for a Happy Feast of Agriculture and Labor Day to all Haitian workers, to all sectors of national life, and to all Haitians in general.

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St. Damien Hospital is a pediatric hospital that offers best pediatric treatments in Haiti at a nominal cost. In 1998, after the submission of an investigative report on the nonexistence pediatric medical facility in Haiti by Father Richard Kay, Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH) opened the first pediatric hospital, 'St. Damien' in an abandoned hotel in Petionville. Father Kay is well known in Haiti for his orphanage named St Helena intended for orphans and abandoned children.

The present St. Damien Hospital in Tabarre was opened in December 2006 to accommodate more children by replacing the earlier set up. The hospital is funded through the donations from benefactors from all around the world, especially in the U.S. and Europe. The devastating earthquake of 2010 has completely destroyed the 2006 building. Today, St. Damien Hospital in Tabarre is a referral center that provides high quality medical treatment for disadvantaged and sick children in Haiti. Most of the patients come here to treat infectious diseases like tuberculosis, HIV, malaria or kidney infection, cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

Tabarre 41 - Tabarre, Haiti

Additional Hospitals in Ouest Departement:
Hopital Georges Gauvin de Petit Goave/ Grand-Goave
Hospital Sainte-Croix, Léogâne
Hospital Universitaire de la Paix
Hospital Universite D'Etat

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The mission of Little Haiti Health Center in Miami-Dade County is to protect, prevent disease, promote and improve the health of all residents and visitors of Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County irrespective of the person's race, color, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation or national origin and improve the general condition of health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county community effort.

Little Haiti Health Center constantly strives to find creative solutions and manage available resources wisely through concerted efforts. The Health Department has a published directory of testing and treatment centers all across Florida for varieties of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, including HIV.

Any person in the Little Haiti area who is 13 years old or more, needs our assistance may contact: Miami-Dade County Health Dept. Little Haiti Health Center, Phone Number: 305-795-2100 (main).

Little Haiti Health Center
300 NE 80th Ter, Miami, FL 33138
(305) 795-2100

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The Hospital Eliazar Germain located on the Rue Panaméricaine was completely destroyed by a fire in April 2002. Like a phoenix it has reborn from own ashes. It is the first public hospital in the county that offers four main basic facilities: Pediatric, Gynecology/Obstetrics, Internal Medicine and Surgery. The hospital provides support to its peripheral health centers so that the residents of the Petionville do not have to travel far for necessary access to health care. The institution with its 52 years of existence, is equipped with 45 beds, 24 hours surgical facilities, pharmacy with all essential drugs, outpatient treatment facilities, diagnostic service and treatment through radiology.

Hospital Eliazar Germain is supervised by Mr. Jean Prophète Batichon and can be contacted at Rue Panaméricaine, Pétionville (Telephone 3754-4017).

More Hospitals in the Petion-Ville area:
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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The Grace Children's Hospital or Hospital Grâce pour Enfants in Port-au-Prince was founded in 1967 by International Child Care (ICC) following a visit by its founders Jim and Virginia Snavley to Haiti. The hospital is considered as one of the leading medical facilities in Haiti which is dedicated to the treatment of children tuberculosis and every year it receives thousands of Haitian children who are suffering from HIV, malnutrition and other diseases.

The Grace Children's Hospital is located in the Delmas neighborhood of Port-au-Prince where the greatest need of such medical services very much exist. About 80% of this hospital building was irreparably damaged in the earthquake of 2010, but the hospital continues to provide essential medical services from temporary facilities with the support from the Association of players in the National Hockey League and World Vision. Recently, former NHL player Georges Laraque and Carolyn Hebert, acting director for World Vision, Canada Quebec, visited Grace Children's Hospital to review the progress on rebuilding work since 2011.

More Hospitals - Departement Ouest, Port-au-Prince
Centre Hospitalier Du Sacre Coeur
Diquini Hospital - (Adventist Hospital)
Hopital Asile Francais d'Haiti
Hospital Bernard Mevs
Hospital de la Trinité,
Hospital de l'Université d'État, Port-au-Prince
Hospital de Canapé Vert, Port-au-Prince
Hospital Saint-Damien (Nos Petits Frères et Soeurs), Tabarre
Hospital Saint-François de Sales

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At Diquini Hospital which is an Adventist Hospital, you are able receive all types of care. The Seventh-day Adventist Church conducts a wide array of services to the population for specific functions aligned with the Church's beliefs, values and mission.

Located in Carrefour neighborhood, the Adventist University of Haiti, Diquini, is located about 8 miles from the Haitian Airport Toussaint L'Ouverture. They do their best to provide the best service to those who come to experience those serves

Diquini 63, Route de la Mairie
2510-4580
More Hospitals to select from in the area:
Centre Hospitalier Du Sacre Coeur
Hopital Asile Francais d'Haiti
Hospital Bernard Mevs
Hospital de la Trinité,
Hospital de l'Université d'État, Port-au-Prince

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We are the Centre Hospitalier Du Sacre Coeur serving the people in West Department of Haiti. Our team is specialized in: Cardiovascular Services and Emergency Care. Our registered nurses and support staff--provides advanced diagnostics and surgical care and follow-up.

Centre Hospitalier Du Sacre Coeur serves men, women and children. We also treat people with prostate disase, incontinence, kidney stones, and bladder disease.

35, Ave Charles Sumner - Port-au-Prince, Haiti
2244-6172
A list of some additional Hospitals located in the area:
Hospital de l'Université d'État, Port-au-Prince
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 is a picture of the great Haitians Marched Against AIDS Stigma In 1990 in Brooklyn, New York.

It was April 20, 1990 when the Haitian community in New York made history - Over 100,000 Haitians poured across the Brooklyn Bridge and tied up downtown Manhattan to protest against an act most people think is discriminatory. When the AIDS epidemic came, there was a recommendation by the United States, FDA to exclude all Haitians from donating blood because they were supposedly more at risk of HIV infection

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Here are some Ambulances at the National Ambulance Centre at Mais Gate Avenue in Port-au-Prince.

First Lady Launches National Ambulance Center

Haiti's First Lady, Sophia Martelly, attended the launching of the National Ambulance Center (CAN). It contains its own dispatch center for responding to emergency calls. The public health minister and secretary of state were also present.

CAN has signed an agreement with Haiti, Brazil, and Cuba, focusing on improving monitoring of disease in populations; vaccination programs; more referring hospitals; and a rehabilitation clinic.

Brazil has been the primary donor of this public and private collaboration.

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Emergency number : 116

CIRCUIT 1
Port-au-Prince - CAN
Fort National - Cafeteria - Base Cimo - Police station of Delmas 3 - 3 Ruelle Rivière (hospital)

CIRCUIT 2
Port-au-Prince - OAVCT
Police station of Delmas - Police station of P-au-P (Pompier) - Police station of Léogane - Lycée of Carrefour-Feuille

CIRCUIT 3
Port-au-Prince - PNH
Police station of Grand Ravine - Police station of Martissant

CIRCUIT 4
Port-au-Prince - Haitian Red Cross
Police station of Carrefour - Police station of Léogane - Police station of Petit-Goâve - Police station of Gressier - Police station of Decouze

CIRCUIT 5
Cité Soleil/Ofatma - Montrouis
Police station of Cité Soleil - Police station of BIM - Police station of Bon Repos - Police station Cabaret - Customs National Road # 1 - Police station Arcahaie - Moulin sur mer

CIRCUIT 6
Pétion-Ville/Furcy - CAN
Police station of Pétion-Ville - Police station of Thomassin - Police station of Delmas 62 - Police Academy

CIRCUIT 7
Croix-des-Bouquets/Malpasse - CAN
Police station of the Croix-des-Bouquets - Police station of Ganthier - Police station of Thomazeau - Police station of Fonds Verrettes - Police station of Malpasse

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