Overseas

In this episode we talk about setting up a telemedicine system in Haiti.

In this episode we talk about the surprising messages of love and forgiveness that kidnapping victims in Haiti are sending to the world.

In this episode, we talk about another major dividing line in Haiti--how people are divided by location.  We talk about the differences between those in the countryside, those in the cities and those that live overseas.

In this episode, we tell the remarkable and unlikely story of Cheche, the founder of Young Life Haiti.

In this episode, we will talk about one of the main divisions in Haiti, the division between French speakers and Creole speakers.

In this episode we will talk about something we Americans despise.

In this episode we discuss a prison outbreak in Haiti and this leads to a deeper discussion of what it is like to be in prison in Haiti.

In this episode we talk about the life of one of our doctors, Therilien Lolo.  We will talk about the tenacity and grit that it took for him to become what he is today.

In this episode we discuss the wide reaching effects of the current gang crisis in Haiti.

In the wake of the kidnapping of 17 American and Canadian missionaries, we examine the security situation in Haiti.

On this episode we tell the story of two young patients and through their stories we talk about the importance of proactivity.

In this episode, we talk about the gas situation in Haiti--what it is like to live in a country with frequent shortages and, more importantly, why those shortages occur.

In this episode we talk about two patients dealing with stress and anxiety and what it tells us about mental health in Haiti.

In the last of our series on earthquakes in Haiti, we talk about the damage from the earthquake this year.

In this episode we talk about an organization that succeeded in helping to rebuild Haiti after the earthquake and how they pulled it off.

In this episode, we talk about the confluence of factors that led the American Red Cross, an organization with a long history of good work in the United States, to struggle to effect any change in Haiti.

In this first of a five part series, we discuss the facts of what happened in 2010 in hopes that it will help us understand the 2021 earthquake.   An additional podcast that provides first-hand accounts of the earthquake can be found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/voices-of-haiti/id1494500376

In the second of a five part series on Haitian earthquakes, we discuss in broad terms the challenges faced during the relief effort in 2010.

In this episode we tell the story of Natasha and her mother and explore the difficulties of taking care of children with neurologic conditions.

In this episode we talk about how the Lespwa Timoun moved from paper to electronic.  And wait...before you tune out and think it is boring, remember that everything in Haiti is anything but mundane.

In this episode we talk about the most intriguing of subjects--Haitian Voodoo.  What is it?  How did it start?  Is it still around?

In this episode we tell the story of a young pregnant woman, but the story is not what you think.

Today we talk about something that embodies what it means to be Haitian (and American)--a spirit of independence. 

In this episode we discuss a two difficult cases and the challenge of deciding when to send a patient to the hospital.

In this episode we talk about why Haiti, at the time of this recording, was one of the only countries in the world to have not given a single dose of the coronavirus vaccine.  And the reasons are not what you think.