Haiti - December 2013

Leogane and Port au Prince

Barry Anderton MD, Max Crouch MD

Patrick LeBlanc, Weiner LeBlanc MD

Mary OConner MD

Sandra Anderton - Administrator

Theodore Berthony - Project Manager

 

    Two HBB master trainer courses were held  with cooperation of the Leogane Nursing School, the National Medical and Nursing Schools, and the Haitian Pediatric Society. Participants numbered 43 in Leogane and included many of the senior nursing students.  Participants numbered 70 in Port au Prince and included 45 senior medical and nursing students. Many of the students developed plans to teach HBB during their upcoming year of social service.  Discussions were held with Dr. Cadet , Dean of the Medical School. He expressed a need for a Creole translation of the HBB materials to better reach the many midwives in the rural areas. The possibility of a multi year relationship with the national schools was discussed including a rotation for selected students to become part of the yearly training team.