Beyond Replication - Rwanda scales up PIH model as National Rural Health System

  • Posted on: 1 November 2007
  • By: Bryan Schaaf

Members of the Haiti Innovation Community are by now no doubt familiar with the organization Partners in Health and the pionerring work their team has done in Haiti bringing community based health care to  the lowest possible resource settings, and in particular, developing novel new approaches to treating both HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis.

 

Stormy Times Ahead: It's Time for a Plan

  • Posted on: 29 October 2007
  • By: Bryan Schaaf

Per the article below, a U.S. Congressional Delegation visiting Haiti to assess the extent of flood damage from tropical storms had to finish the trip early and return stateside as a result of another approaching tropical storm.  In a country that is both deforested and has limited infrastructure, storms can have very serious consequences.

The Plumpynut Paradigm Shift: Treating Severe Malnutrition v 2.0

  • Posted on: 26 October 2007
  • By: Bryan Schaaf

It would be an under-statement to say that Haiti is a hungry country. Population growth, deforestation, and a weak economy are just a few reasons.  Hunger also contributes to instability in Haiti - building a functional democracy that can endure over the long term is a challenge when many do not know where their next meal is coming from.

 

Book Review: Brother I Am Dying

  • Posted on: 19 October 2007
  • By: Bryan Schaaf

Breath, Eyes, Memory; Krik? Krak!, and The Dew Breaker among other books by Edwidge Danticat include her characteristic folktale prose woven into her larger themes. And with each book's evolution and the perfection of such prose more and more is revealed about the author, realizing it or not in what seems to develop as a series of memoirs.

 

Reminder: Haiti Innovation Flickr Site

  • Posted on: 18 October 2007
  • By: Bryan Schaaf

If you have not already viewed Haiti Innovation's Flickr site, then we encourage you to do so.  There are a number of excellent pictures taken by HII Board Members during work and travel throughout Haiti.  These photos are available to you, but we ask that you request permission first before using them on your site or any other materials. 

 

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