Though faced with widespread unemployment and poverty, Haitians remain strong, resilient, and hopeful for the future. We asked Haitians from the town of Milot to talk to us about Haiti’s greatest strengths, their hopes for the future, and what Haitians can teach the rest of the world. (more…)
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Creating a Prosthetic Limb at Hôpital Sacré Coeur
In this video, Oscar Portillo, Prosthetist at Hôpital Sacré Coeur, takes us through a lesson for the Certified Prosthetist Orthotist Education Program at the hospital. He is teaching the students how to correctly create a socket for a patient who needs a prosthetic leg.
Can We Fix It?
An urgent question uttered around the world these days. “It” refers to the economy, the government (pick a country, any country,) political parties, storm ridden towns, educational systems (pick a system, any system,) cultural values, corporations (pick an organization, any organization) and on and on the list builds.
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Spring 2012 Letter from the President
After having worked in Haiti for more than twenty years, one thing I have learned is that nothing is easy in Haiti. From what would appear to be a very simple surgical case to obtaining the most basic of medicines or supplies, you can assume nothing and take nothing for granted. All of the clichés (one step forward, two steps back etc.) seem to apply in Haiti. In preparing for an operative case, you learn to check everything from the functioning of the operating table, to the presence of sutures, to whether there are light bulbs in the surgical lamp. Any assumption can be costly. In Milot, CRUDEM relearns this lesson everyday. (more…)
Interview with Oscar Portillo, Prosthetist at Hôpital Sacré Coeur in Milot, Haiti
Oscar Portillo, Prosthetist at Hôpital Sacré Coeur, tells us about the Certified Prosthetist Orthotist Education Program at the hospital, as well as the different ways the Prosthetics Lab helps Haitians who need prosthetic aids ease back into their normal every day activities.
Interview with Lisa Richards, RN and Volunteer Coordinator at Hôpital Sacré Coeur
Lisa Richards is a Registered Nurse and Long-Term Volunteer at Hôpital Sacré Coeur in Milot, Haiti. In this interview, Lisa tells us how excited she is to be spending a year in Haiti, and shares some of the differences between being a nurse in Haiti and a nurse in the USA.
Interview with Father Tijwa, Catholic Priest for the Immaculate Conception in Milot, Haiti
Monsieur Joachim Roboam Anantua, in Creole fondly known as Father Tijwa, a Catholic Haitian priest for 35 years, talks to us about the role of religion to the Haitian people. Since 2001, his parish has been the Immaculate Conception in Milot, and Father Tijwa is well known in the community for developing projects which employ local people that have artistic and organizational skills.
Interview with Dr. Bill Guyol, Visiting Internist at Hôpital Sacré Coeur
Dr. Bill Guyol, Visiting Internist at Hôpital Sacré Coeur in Milot, Haiti, takes us through a medical volunteer’s day at the hospital and tells us about the differences between his practice in the United States and Haiti.
Interview with Hôpital Sacré Coeur’s Surgeon, Dr. Sissé Braima
Hôpital Sacré Coeur’s Surgeon, Dr. Sissé Braima, a native of Africa, tells us why he enjoys working at the hospital, and how beneficial it is that doctors from all over the world come to Hôpital Sacré Coeur to share their knowledge with their Haitian colleagues.
Dr. Moliére Duval, Chef de Service Clinical Laboratory at Hôpital Sacré Coeur
Dr. Moliére Duval, Chef de Service Clinical Laboratory at Hôpital Sacré Coeur tells us how the HSC Lab has grown in the 25 years he has been working there, and why the lab is unique in Haiti.
