By Ellen on May 13 2010, 6:26am
Despite the silence on the blog, St. Boniface has been bustling with activity. It's been four months since the earthquake, and while the initial urgency has subsided, the needs are still high. We have had many visitors come and the residence has never been busier. Visitors have included rehab physicians, nurses and physical therapists to work with our new patient population, surgical teams, and representatives from many other large and small NGOs that we are partnering …
Read more» [0 comments] By Alysia on April 19 2010, 3:43pm
LAMP's study on the displaced person camps! It is titled, "Neglect in the Encampments - Haiti's Second-Waive Humanitarian Disaster." "Neglect in the Encampments - Haiti's Second-Waive Humanitarian Disaster." The report was presented at a hearing of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, at the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C. It was a massive collaborative effort, but LAMP took the lead, recruited the best team, and supervised them. The LAMP has a commitment to the camps now …
Read more» [0 comments] By Alysia on April 19 2010, 9:24am
There is a great article in the Concord Monitor by Staff Reporter Ben Leubsdorf on Donna Lannan's visit to our hospital in Fond des Blancs. "Donna Lannan had wanted to go abroad on a medical mission for years, but none of the places felt right until the ground began to shake in Haiti." After the Jan. 12 earthquake that left more than 200,000 dead and once the survivors were pulled from the rubble and their wounds …
Read more» [0 comments] By Ellen on April 16 2010, 6:33pm
The rainy season is starting and we've been seeing a lot of threatening, dark clouds that occasionally will deliver a heavy, brief downpour. We have not received any long days of rain yet, but what we have received is helping the newly planted crops grow. Today the administrative staff at l'Hopital St. Boniface made a visit to our recently-planted community garden project to view the progress that is being made. The project is funded by a …
Read more» [1 comments] By Ellen on April 01 2010, 12:22pm
Many of our visitors to Fond des Blancs have had the pleasure of tasting and buying the honey produced by our local beekeeping cooperative, KAF. The cooperative has had some struggles with production in the past when hives were damaged by parasites. After recovering from that, more than half the hives were damaged by the hurricanes in 2008. Andalucia por Un Mundo Nuevo ONGD is sponsoring a few local projects, and today arrived to meet with …
Read more» [1 comments] By Alysia on March 17 2010, 2:51pm
In the wake of the earthquake that devastated Haiti and wreaked havoc on travel into the country, American Airlines cancelled all flights, including the February 9th flight that was to carry Jacksonville's surgical team to Fond des Blancs. E-mails from Conor Shapiro, Medical Director at St. Boniface Hospital, expressed the need for assistance to help deal with the impact of the influx of patients being transferred from USNS Comfort. Drs. Ron Carzoli and Ken Hagan …
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