Dying in Haiti

An anecdotal account of Haiti's medical situation created by structural violence and negligence. Go to Peoria's Medical Mafia and PMM Daily to see Peoria's role. Also see Live From Haiti and Haitian Hearts.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Young Haitian Women Travel to States for Heart Surgery

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Dear Readers, Both Heureuse and Mirterlande are now being "worked up" for cardiac surgery here in the USA. Thank you for your supp...
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OSF and Peoria Catholic Diocese View Humanae Vitae and Haitians the Same

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OSF and the Catholic Diocese of Peoria are hypocritical. Their actions do not seem to respect life at conception or the lives of Haitian chi...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Haiti and Thanksgiving....by Tonya

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An article by Tonya Sneed published in the Peoria Journal Star, November 21, 2008. PEORIA — On Thanksgiving, while Americans raise their ch...
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Thursday, November 06, 2008

Heureuse Survives

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A very well-meaning missionary with tired eyes brought her to me. When I first met Heureuse in Haiti in the early 2000’s she was the same pe...
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E Mail to Pekin City Council Member and OSF Foundation Director

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Sue Ann Kortkamp is Executive Director of Saint Francis Medical Center Foundation. She seemed to be an able leader but I think she was caugh...
Monday, November 03, 2008

Flash: Haitian AIDS Patients Need Food

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There is a website called PlusNews. This website is a global advocate for AIDS/HIV patients. See this article and this article . Isn't ...
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Thursday, October 30, 2008

This is Good News

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Haitian Hearts has another patient accepted...Heureuse!! More to follow....
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We Don't Really Know How Bad It Is

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One million Haitians homeless after spate of tropical storms Joseph Guyler Delva Reuters Friday, October 24, 2008 GONAIVES, Haiti (Reuters...
Monday, October 27, 2008

U.S Role in Haiti's Food Riots...Bill Quigley

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April 21, 2008 30 Years Ago Haiti Grew All the Rice It Needed. What Happened? The U.S. Role in Haiti's Food Riots By BILL QUIGLEY (Count...
Sunday, October 26, 2008

TPS for Haitians

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Haitians rally for protection of immigrants By DIANNA SMITH Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Friday, October 24, 2008 WEST PALM BEACH — A crowd ...

Racism and Poverty

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Racism and Poverty John Maxwell The people of Haiti are as poor as human beings can be. According to the statisticians of the World Bank and...
Friday, October 17, 2008

This is Bad News...

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October 15, 2008 Poor to suffer meltdown as well By ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS Associated Press GENEVA -- The world's poorest people will be h...

Haitian Hearts Has Another Patient Accepted

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Today was a great day. Miterlande is a 16 year old girl who lives near Port-au-Prince. We examined her for the first time two years ago. She...
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Haitian Deportations...Catholic Bishops Say "No"

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Posted on Wed, Oct. 15, 2008 U.S. bishops call for halt in Haitian deportations The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, citing humanitaria...
Tuesday, October 14, 2008

New York Times Editorial

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October 13, 2008 New York Times Editorial Help for Haiti This year has been especially cruel to Haiti, with four back-to-back storms that ki...
Monday, October 13, 2008

Make Soup in Haiti

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“If it’s old and ugly, paint it a bright color. If it’s barren, plant a flower. If it’s broken, glue it together (or make something new) wi...
Saturday, October 11, 2008

Heureuse Means Happy

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This following is an online chat I had with Dejean (Frandy) today regarding Heureuse. Heureuse is the 29 year old Haitian gal that needs hea...
Friday, October 10, 2008

The U.N. in Haiti...2008

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UN Force in Haiti Likely to be Renewed by JONATHAN M. KATZ, Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N Security Council will likely keep...
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Monday, October 06, 2008

Two Years Later, Angel Gets a Chance

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Almost two years ago Haitian Hearts examined a 5 year old girl named Angel. Her exam and echocardiogram revealed congenital heart disease. W...
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Do More for Haiti

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Posted on Wed, Sep. 24, 2008 Do more for Haiti, some lawmakers ask BY TRENTON DANIEL AND JACQUELINE CHARLES The Bush administration's de...
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