The school has been able to get solar panels to help with electricity and the project is complete. The foundations of providing solar powered electricity, rather than the outrageously expensive generator-created electricity that is currently used in emergencies and then only at the clinic, require solar panels, batteries, and an inverter. Having electricity at the […]
Latrines
November 23, 2025 by
This project has been completed, thank you for your support! The reason many Americans are aware of latrines as a need is because of the horrible cholera epidemic which swept through Haiti after the earthquake in January 2010, but perhaps the more important and long-lasting effect of bringing proper sanitation to the community is the […]
Solar Panel project
February 24, 2023 by
We have been able to help the school of St. Rose purchase a solar panel. This will power batteries and will help our students learn with more power for lights and other classroom needs.
Research Abstracts Accepted for the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference 2014
July 1, 2014 by
We have had 2 research abstracts accepted to the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference in October 2014. Many congratulations to everyone who worked hard on these projects! Heather Solomon, Jennifer Bouso, Carl Mickman, Serena Murphy, Alison Smith, Elisabeth Gleckler. “A Rise of Soil Transmitted Helminths in Children Living in Post-Earthquake Haiti.” Ashley Kiefer, Alison […]
Prevalence of Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria, Protozoans, and Helminthes in Drinking Water from Sources Located in Jacsonville and Throughout the Matabonite Region of Central Haiti.
December 15, 2013 by
Executive Summary Prevalence of Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria, Protozoans, and Helminthes in Drinking Water from Sources Located in Jacsonville and Throughout the Matabonite Region of Central Haiti. Submitted by Susan E. Barbaro and the Rivier University Travel Abroad Group, Haiti, 2013 This report provides water quality data for water collected from eleven wells, two rivers, and one […]
Helminth infections
October 27, 2013 by
The quarterly clinics conducted by Sante Total have identified recurrent symptoms among the pediatric population; primarily stomach aches, headaches and stunted growth. Helminth infections has been notably associated with malnutrition in developing countries. Helminth infections can have detrimental effects on a community by affecting pediatric and adolescent nutrition and thus physical and mental development. In order to determine if helminth infection […]
Hypertension and Nutrition:
June 30, 2013 by
Although commonly associated with affluent societies, the majority of hypertensive disease burden falls on the developing world. Haiti is an example of this phenomenon. There are few studies on essential hypertension in Haiti despite hypertension related disease being a major cause of morbidity and mortality. To our knowledge nothing has been published that objectively examines […]
