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.

Friday, August 31, 2012

Mennonite Central Comittee on MINUSTAH

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Cite Soleil Photo by John Carroll On Letterhead of Mennonite Central Committee, United Nations Liason Office August 29, 2012 ( ...
Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Mindless Menace of Violence

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“Our lives on this planet are too short and the work to be done too great to let this spirit flourish any longer in our land. Of ...
Monday, July 30, 2012

Insignificant but Important

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Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it. Let's work together for a better tomorrow... M Gandhi
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Is OSF's CEO Really Worth 2.2 Million Dollars a Year?

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Sister Judith Ann Duvall Chairperson of OSF St. Francis Healthcare System (Photo by Peoria Journal Star) Kevin Schoeplein, CEO of...
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Friday, July 27, 2012

Cite Soleil

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Cite Soleil twitter.com/haitianhearts/… — John A. Carroll (@haitianhearts) July 27, 2012
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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Words Can't Explain

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(Photo by John Carroll) Innocent. No chance. Not even close. Where is the money? Caracol. Are you kidding? Very hungry. Won't eat....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Starvation Hard to Deal With

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Sophia (Photo by John Carroll--July 17, 2012) I think the hardest thing for me to deal with is slow starvation in a baby. I call it ...
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Sunday, July 15, 2012

A House Call in Haiti

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Jean-Ronel and Manaika (Photo by John Carroll, MD--July 14, 2012) Many years ago while working in a free clinic in Peoria, I came to re...
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Friday, July 13, 2012

Baseball in the Time of Cholera

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

The Emergency Room in Cite Soleil

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Emergency Area Waiting Room--St. Catherine's Hospital, Cite Soleil (Photo by John Carroll--July 12, 2012) Cite Soleil has an ...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

I Gotta Kid with a Fixable Heart Problem...

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Woodson (Photo by John Carroll--July 12, 2012) Dear Everyone, You need to see this guy. I will post his picture tomorrow. Promise. (...
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Haiti's Little Housing Problem

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Project Drouillard in Soleil (Photo by John Carroll--July 10, 2012) (These encampments that are home for hundreds of thousands of Haiti...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

A Great Medical Case Anyone?

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Jean-Francois (Photo by John Carroll--July 10, 2012) On the way to clinic this morning I spotted this man sitting on a porch. He is...
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Monday, July 09, 2012

Mudpies and Cigarettes

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Mudpies and Cigarettes for Sale (Photo by John Carroll--July 9, 2012) I am staying with my driver and his family on the outskirts of C...

A Pernicious Plan

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Waf Jeremie (Photo by John Carroll--July 8, 2012) See this article by Augusta Dwyer.

Sweeping Haitians Back Under the Rug

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Wharf Jeremie (Photo by John Carroll--July 8, 2012) See this article about Haiti's tent cities.
Thursday, July 05, 2012

Hot Dog Contest not that Impressive

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Lovens (Photo by John Carroll) National news on July 4 in the States included a guy winning the hot dog eating contest in New York. He...
Tuesday, July 03, 2012

Death in Haiti Deserves Thought

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Photo by John Carroll "Death in Haiti can be cruel, raw, and often devastatingly premature. There is often no explanation, no sym...
Saturday, June 30, 2012

We Need to be Pragmatic Regarding Haiti

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Philosophical purity is easy — the blogosphere is lousy with it — while pragmatic solutions to difficult problems are as rare these days as ...
Sunday, June 24, 2012

Beth Doing Well After Heart Surgery

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Beth Beth called a few nights ago. She is back in Port-au-Prince and feeling well. Beth had her aortic and mitral valves repaired in...
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