Tag: Haiti
In Haiti, cholera could heighten earthquake misery
by on Oct.24, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Health authorities and aid workers in Haiti are scrambling to keep a cholera outbreak out of the squalid camps in Port-au-Prince where 1.3 million earthquake survivors live.
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Cholera epidemic reaches Haiti capital
by on Oct.24, 2010, under Health and Fitness
An epidemic of cholera that has ravaged northern and central Haiti has reached the country's densely populated capital, according to UN officials.
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Medals for Haiti recovery, little for homeless
by on Jul.13, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Haiti’s president handed out medals to celebrities, aid-group directors and politicians for post-earthquake work Monday in a ceremony designed to beat back criticism of an uneven recovery that has left 1.6 million people homeless and destitute six…
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Dr. Mario Piverger Returns From Haiti To MetroSouth Medical Center
by on Jul.08, 2010, under Preventative Medicine
Dr. Mario Piverger, family medicine physician at MetroSouth Medical Center returns from Haiti after assisting in the prenatal care and delivering of babies, along with other preventative medicine efforts.