...Health Status and Health Care Services in Haiti with Comparison to the United States Teffanie Cummings DeVry University Introduction to Health Services Management Course Project/ HSM310 April 21, 2014 Dr. Becky Foster OUTLINE TITLE I. Executive Summary * II. Haiti Healthcare Status A. Population without healthcare insurance B. Mortality, Infant mortality data, causes of death C. Healthcare Insurance available to the poor III. Availability of Health Services A. Fundamental Life Insurance B. Red Cross C. Medicaid IV. Expenditures A. Who pays for the healthcare B. Total cost for the healthcare overall C. The Government V. Influences on the health care system A. Cultural influence B. Does society have anything to do with Haiti healthcare? C. What does politics have to do with Haiti healthcare VI. Summary A. What are the biggest healthcare problems in Haiti B. United States healthcare system compared to Haiti healthcare C. What opportunities can be offer to help Haiti healthcare * VII. Conclusion Abstract By every measure found Haiti is known to be the poorest country in the Western hemisphere and that makes they have the worst healthcare system. The can only afford around $85.00 or less per person for healthcare and the population is around 8 million (Whyte, 2010). Healthcare in Haiti is like nonexistent over half the population is unemployed and the...
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...Managing Haiti’s post-earthquake waste: paving the way to address public health issues for natural disasters Abstract Haiti’s January 2010 earthquake left in its wake large piles of debris and waste materials. These wastes posed a risk to public health and obstructed reconstruction efforts. Determining the best way to manage disaster waste is high priority in natural disasters, yet it has often been managed in an ad-hoc manner during the early recovery phase. Large-scale disasters such as Haiti’s earthquake provide valuable lessons for addressing public health issues faced in the wake of earthquakes. This paper will discuss the Haiti situation, the challenges encountered for public health and the possible strategies that can be used for effective waste management. Waste Management Strategies that could pave the way for safe and effective waste management for future natural disasters - earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and floods. Introduction “Disasters and conflicts can generate large quantities of solid and liquid waste that threaten public health, hinder reconstruction and impact the environment”. [1] This waste generated by the disaster poses a serious public health risk for the population and for emergency response teams. In the wake of earthquakes, these risks come from a number of areas; direct contact with disposed accumulated waste in the streets, medical waste, hazardous wastes from chemicals, pesticides, oils and...
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...William Welch ECS3013 – International Economic Development Professor Bullman Introduction Haiti covers a total of 27, 750 sq. km in the Caribbean between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. Bordering the Dominican Republic to the west, Haiti is also one-third of the island of Hispaniola. The mountains in Haiti cause the terrain to be mainly rough and the climate to be semiarid in the East where the trade winds are eliminated. Western Haiti features a more tropical climate. Prominent natural resources of Haiti are copper, calcium carbonate, gold, and marble. The population of Haiti is consisted of 9,801,664 individuals with 95% of individuals being ethnically black, and 5% being mulatto and/or white. French and Creole are the two official languages of Haiti. Regarding religion, the majority of Haitians are Roman Catholic (eighty percent), with the remainder of the population being Protestant, Baptist, Pentecostal, Adventist, Other, or None. A fascinating detail is roughly half of Haiti’s population practices voodoo. The economy of Haiti can be described as a misadventure. Haiti is a free market economy, enjoying advantages of low labor costs and tariff-free access for many of their exports from the United States. Haiti is known for their textile, sugar refining, flour milling, and cement industries. In addition, corn, coffee, sugarcanes, mangoes, and wood are many of the products from agriculture that are present in Haiti’s economy. On the other hand, corruption...
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...GENDER ASSESSMENT USAID/HAITI June, 2006 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by DevTech Systems, Inc. GENDER ASSESSMENT FOR USAID/HAITI COUNTRY STRATEGY STATEMENT Author: Alexis Gardella DISCLAIMER The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. 2 Gender Assessment USAID/Haiti TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Acknowledgements Acronyms Executive Summary 5 6 7 1. GENDER DIFFERENTIATED DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS 1.1 Demographics 1.2 Maternal Mortality 1.3 Fertility 1.4 Contraceptive Use 1.5 HIV Infection 1.6 Education 1.7 Economic Growth 1.8 Labor 1.9 Agriculture and Rural Income 1.10 Rural and Urban Poverty 1.11 Environmental Degradation 9 10 11 12 2. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF GENDER IN HAITIAN SOCIETY 2.1 Status of Haitian Women 2.2 Haitian Social Structure: Rural 2.2.1 Community Level 2.2.2 Inter-Household Level 2.2.3 Intra-Household relations 2.2.4 Economic Division of Labor 2.3 Economic System 2.4 Urban Society 13 3. ONGOING USAID ACTIVITIES IN TERMS OF GENDER FACTORS OR GENDER-BASED CONSTRAINTS 3.1 Sustainable Increased Income for the Poor (521-001) 3.2 Healthier Families of Desired Size (521-003) 3.3 Increased Human Capacity (521-004) 3.4 Genuinely Inclusive Democratic Governance Attained (521-005) 3.5 Streamlined Government (521-006) 3.6 Tropical Storm Recovery Program...
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...Haiti is located in the West Indies and is made up by the western third of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. This country is about the size of the state Maryland in the U.S. Haiti is two-thirds mountainous, with the rest of the country made up of countless valleys, widespread plateaus, and small plains. Agriculture is the prime economic activity in Haiti. Subsistence crops include cassava, rice, sugarcane, sorghum, yams, corn, and plantains. Most Haitians own and farm small pieces of land throughout the country. The great population density has caused rural poverty and is also a major factor in the country's extensive deforestation, which has contributed to the scarcity of agricultural land. Haiti's biggest exports are light manufactures and coffee; other exports include oils, cocoa, mangoes, sugar, sisal, and bauxite. Haitians' exports are mainly agricultural goods and services: 66% of the population work in agriculture, 9% in industry and 25% in services, yet 28% of the profit comes from agriculture, 20% from industry and 52% from services (CIA, 2010). The United States is the country's primary trading partner. Industry in Haiti consists largely of light assembly of imported parts and the...
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...decided to outline is the place of Haiti. This country is an LEDC with the poorest country in Western hemisphere. At least 80% of the country live in absolute poverty, suffering from disaster like hurricanes, flooding and earthquakes. With a population result of 8.1 million people leading to overpopulation. Human effects of Haiti on the environment is a major increase within this country, there are examples like: Haiti being the highest incidence of HIV/Aids with at least 300,000 cases. This would become a problem because this is a disease that would spread amongst other, with this in mind it would create an impact with problems in the country with the population being ill and creating a spreading in disease killing or making people suffering which would lower the population rapidly, resulting in a low population that would need populating to a higher amount however not with these disease happening. Another reason is the spreading of the TB disease this is also another disease that would harm the population and with an overpopulating country there just wouldn’t be enough resources to help these people so more will become infected or at least suffering and infectious. Finally, the last reason would be poor medical health, this would be a huge impact because without the medical help more people are likely to become more ill, with the issue of an overpopulated area yet again there just wouldn’t ne enough medical resources for everyone because of Haiti being a LEDC itself it is too poor...
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...documentary film Poto Mitan: Haitian Women is a film the documents the struggles and issues woman in Haiti face during the time it was being filmed. More specifically it focuses on the struggles some woman face as well as why the situation has become so problematic in Haiti. It also seems to dive into how foreign groups like NGOs and the World bank have contributed to the worsening situation in Haiti and the responses from locals. Yet, we also local woman have begun to work together to help each other and change the situation present. Most notably through a local NGO some founded which have managed to set up an information campaign to educated woman on rights along with a campaign where they managed to raise the minimum wage. Near the end we also see them prepare to start a campaign against violence in the local communities....
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...Traveling to and serving the people of Haiti or the Dominican Republic would offer an incredible opportunity to explore and build upon my two passions, nursing and service. Since my Freshman year when I heard the inspiring stories about the nursing service trips from older students whom I admired, I have been eager to take part. I recognize the truly special experience these trips provide not only to grow as a nurse, but as a person, while simultaneously helping local communities of South America and the Caribbean. Thus, participating in the Haiti or Dominican Republic nursing service trips would provide a unique opportunity to build upon my experiences abroad to gain a deeper understanding of global health issues and the diversity of health care needs as well as to grow both personally and professionally....
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...ISPUB.COM The Internet Journal of World Health and Societal Politics Volume 9 Number 1 Parental Efforts to Influence Sexual Behavior of Young Haitian Women: Implications for Addressing the Risk of HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) C Castor Citation C Castor. Parental Efforts to Influence Sexual Behavior of Young Haitian Women: Implications for Addressing the Risk of HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). The Internet Journal of World Health and Societal Politics. 2014 Volume 9 Number 1. Abstract Background: In 2010, HIV/AIDS was ranked as the leading cause of disease burden in 21 countries including Haiti. Addressing the issues of HIV is complex and associated with the dynamic of personal relationships, which are further complicated by the issues of gender inequality in these relationships. Furthermore, in the Haitian culture, women often fail to have open discussions about sexuality and sexual health and especially the issue of forced sex. This is complicated by the issue of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDs, sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) and/ or related health problems with their daughters. Parental involvement is thought to be an effective prevention strategy in behavior change. However, there is limited data regarding the level of parental contribution to sexual education and development of the young females in Haiti Objective: The study sought to determine: Haitian women’s knowledge of HIV/AIDS...
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...Poverty and Inequality in Haiti Poverty has an effect on people in Haiti in various aspects of everyday life, including housing, nourishment, education, healthcare, infant mortality rates and environment. Haiti has been capped with low levels of living setting, with many Haitians voyaging to urban areas. Level of poverty in Haiti is regarded as among the most severe in the western hemisphere. In Haiti there is striking large gap between rich and poor, and inequality is likely to amplify as the income gap broadens. The poorest 40 % of the population have admittance to less than 6 % of the country’s income, and the richest 2 % of the Haiti people have power over 26 % of national possessions. Haiti’s poorest people depend primarily on self employment and remittances for their income, while poor people who are moderately better off get their income mainly from pay earnings and allowances. The country is prone to hurricanes, flooding and climate related adversities. These climatic tragedies affect agricultural sector resulting to food insecurity that distress the community. The issue of climate change presents decisive challenge for Haiti’s development. People in Haiti living in rural areas have suffered as a result of increasing force on existing resources. Because of the pressure on land for cultivation, worsened by urban contravention on arable flatlands and irrigated land, the agricultural sector consists mainly of small scale farms. Land holdings are less than 1 ha in size. A...
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...In 1991, Haiti faced a coup by military authorities against its democratically elected President Aristide. The election had been supported by the United Nations to testify of its smooth functioning (United Nations, n.d.). This military coup led to three years of economic collapse and repressions perpetrated by the new regime. The importance of the number of migrants who were arriving in the United States persuaded the United Nations to intervene in Haiti through a peacekeeping mission in 1994 (Vree &Satake, n.d.). The UN intervention allowed a come back of the former elected representatives but it was the former Prime minister who became President, Rene Preval. This new election led to six years of economic growth, then, Haiti began to face a period of recession. In the same time, Mr...
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...Haiti, just like any country in the world has its vast history that influences what it is today. Haiti is unique because of its regional, historical, and ethnicities. Haiti has its many firsts compared to many nations: it is the first country in the Caribbean that got its independence, the first post-colonial nation that is predominantly black, and the first one that got its independence through slave rebellion which was successfully staged. Moreover, Haiti is the only country in the Caribbean who uses French as its official language. However, with this historic “firsts”, Haiti remains to be a nation where development seems to be too elusive. The purpose of this brief paper is to for me to assist in providing you a bird’s eye view of the entirety of Haiti as a nation from its discovery until today. In December 5, 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered the island of Hispaniola which we now know as Haiti. The Spaniards gave a third part of Hispaniola to France in 1697 and the latter called it Saint Domingue which later became known to be the richest colony in the world. However, it is the most cruel where half a million slaves were starved, beaten, and buried alive for petty offenses. Because of this cruelty, a black rebellion ensued in 1791 which triggered the civil war. Five years later, the chaos ended through the efforts of Toussaint L’Ouverture, a doctor and military man. However, in 1802, slavery was again introduced through the Convention of Paris, triggering more revolts...
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...biography about Paul Farmer written by Tracy Kidder, Farmer’s work becomes more than just kind acts and doing his job, and seems to show Farmer’s passion for the people he helps and cares for in Haiti. In the United States, healthcare is generally a widespread thing—most can be treated fairly easily and medication is readily available and affordable. Many times, the employer provides health insurance to employees, and very few die deaths that may have been easily avoided. In Haiti, it seems to be the exact opposite; there is a small amount of available doctors, many medications are expensive or unattainable, and thousands of people falling to easily treatable or easily prevented diseases and illnesses. Farmer’s key goals in helping others was to save the lives of those that would ordinarily be saved, “If people could be kept from dying unnecessarily, then one had to act.” (Kidder 102). Willing to help everyone, no matter who they are or their condition, Farmer explains “I can't sleep. There's always somebody not getting treatment.” (Kidder 24). To myself, an average person living in the United States, lack of sleep due to the deaths of thousands of people who live thousands of miles away is rarely, if ever, an issue. Farmer also commented why he strives to help those people that live in Haiti, “The problem is, if I don't work this hard, someone will die who doesn't have to. That sounds...
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...history, Haiti represents the epitome of poorly structured developing countries around the world. Furthermore, it has dealt with the same reoccurring situations and has failed to fix them, which only continues to hurt the Haitian people. As one of the poorest countries in the world, Haiti suffers various issues, such as corrupt government, health crises, and natural disasters. Corruption has proven to be a repeating trend in the Haitian government through its lack of a supporting leadership and vile dictatorship from its political officials. Haiti’s most infamous and cruel leader was Francois Duvalier, “Papa Doc”, who was best known for his human rights violations. An example of his horrendous deeds as president was when he would take mulattos and political dissidents and execute them maliciously. Unfortunately, after his reign, his son, known as “Baby Doc”, came into power and continued his father’s actions. Within the parliamentary government, the politicians are biased due to the fixed elections paid off by the Ministry of the Interior. Selfishly, these officials unthinkably stole from their country and people by embezzling money from the government treasury. “This means to say, in this country everything is money. There isn’t value in any other thing”(Gaston) Consequently, the actions of the government explain why Haiti has not developed into a functioning Due to the faults in the Haitian government, there is a numerous amount of economic and social issues. Subsequently...
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...Whatever the reason someone seek refuge to another country, there is always that dilemma that involves the whole aspect of relocating. Among the earliest to arrive in the United States were thousands of Italians fleeing an 1887 cholera epidemic, Russian and Polish Jews sought refuge from anti-Semitic pogroms in the 1880s. The majority of people left their homelands after industrial pressures left them few job opportunities. So many immigrants arrived that by 1890 nearly 15% of the American population was foreign born (Barnes, L. & Bowles, M. (2014). Today people are still seeking refuge for specific reasons. Haitians seek refuge for security reason, and other countries seek refuge for economic and health reasons. When I was growing up, my...
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