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Haiti violence: Health system nears collapse as gangs attack …

(4 days ago) WebHaiti’s health system has long been fragile, but it’s now nearing total collapse after gangs launched coordinated attacks on Feb. 29, targeting critical infrastructure in the capital and beyond. MORE FROM HAITI. Haiti’s former capital seeks to revive its …

https://apnews.com/article/haiti-medical-crisis-gangs-medicine-shortage-dc786ed53e66b6081515474b5b310525

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Haiti's chaos puts both patients and health-care workers …

(3 days ago) WebThis hospital in Port-au-Prince was damaged during an armed attack in November. With the current unrest in Haiti, health-care facilities are at even greater risk …

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/03/15/1238778301/this-is-not-a-time-to-get-sick-says-a-doctor-in-haiti-on-the-health-care-crisis

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Haiti and Its Health Care System Are on the Verge of Collapse

(8 days ago) WebPublished Jun 16, 2023 at 8:00 AM EDT. By Rabih Torbay. President and CEO, Project HOPE. Haiti's health care system is teetering on the edge of collapse as the country …

https://www.newsweek.com/haiti-its-health-care-system-are-verge-collapse-opinion-1806744

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Strengthening Access to Quality Healthcare in Haiti

(Just Now) WebHaiti has had mixed progress in improving the access to and quality of its health services, hampering the improvement in health outcomes. Maternal and neonatal mortality remain high. The rates have …

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2023/04/06/access-to-quality-healthcare-in-haiti

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CDC in Haiti Global Health CDC

(Just Now) WebThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Haiti office opened in 2002 and focused on preventing the transmission of HIV/AIDS, providing care and treatment to …

https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/countries/haiti/default.htm

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Health System Strengthening in Haiti Haiti Fact Sheet

(2 days ago) WebHaiti’s health systems continue to face complex challenges, including the lack of governance and sector coordination; financial and geographical barriers to accessing …

https://www.usaid.gov/haiti/fact-sheet/health-system-strengthening-haiti

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Haiti's health woes intensify - The Lancet

(3 days ago) WebHaiti's health woes intensify. Assassination, after months of violence, fuel shortages, and protests, has led to instability in Haiti, causing interruptions to normal …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01851-1/fulltext

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Haiti - World Health Organization (WHO)

(8 days ago) WebThe Programme Budget 2020-2021 broke all-time records in terms of programme budget funding and implementation. US$ 2 billion (34%) more funded than in 2018–2019 and …

https://www.who.int/about/accountability/results/who-results-report-2020-2021/2021/haiti

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Haïti Health Cluster: Navigating a Multifaceted …

(6 days ago) WebIn 2023, the humanitarian situation in Haïti has deteriorated sharply due to a confluence of political gridlock, economic recession, inflation, and escalating violence. …

https://healthcluster.who.int/newsroom/news/item/05-09-2023-haiti-health-cluster-navigating-a-multifaceted-humanitarian-crisis

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Lives being lost in Haiti as life-saving health services risk - UNICEF

(Just Now) WebPort-au-Prince, Haiti, 26 September 2022: Lives are being lost in Haiti as life-saving health services risk coming to a “standstill” due to a lack of fuel, according to …

https://www.unicef.org/haiti/en/press-releases/lives-being-lost-haiti-life-saving-health-services-risk-coming-standstill

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Public Health in Haiti — Challenges and Progress NEJM

(Just Now) WebThe gendered implications of energy gaps in health care: A comparative analysis of Haiti, Senegal, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Health Care for …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1100118

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Life expectancy, death, and disability in Haiti, 1990-2017: a

(3 days ago) WebPublic health issues remain a daunting challenge in Haiti. Almost all sociodemographic and health indicators point to large differences between Haiti and its …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7603356/

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Haiti Study Suggests Early-Onset Heart Failure is Prevalent Form of

(8 days ago) WebThe cohort included 3,003 residents in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, who were clinically assessed for heart conditions. Dr. Margaret McNairy and Dr. Lily Yan, members …

https://news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2024/04/haiti-study-suggests-early-onset-heart-failure-is-prevalent-form-of-heart-disease-in

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Haiti - Country Profile Health in the Americas

(8 days ago) WebLife expectancy at birth in 2023 was 64.8 years, lower than the average for the Region of the Americas and 6.4 years higher that in 2000. Figure 1. Population pyramids of Haiti, …

https://hia.paho.org/en/countries-22/haiti-country-profile

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Maintaining healthcare amid extreme uncertainty in Haiti MSF

(3 days ago) WebThe assassination of the president adds uncertainty in a country that appears to be on the verge of chaos. Ongoing armed clashes and displacement across Port-au-Prince, have …

https://www.msf.org/maintaining-healthcare-amid-extreme-uncertainty-haiti

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The health care impact of Haiti's violence : NPR

(3 days ago) WebThe health care impact of Haiti's violence The constant state of crisis in Haiti is taking a toll on health care facilities in the country. Some doctors and staff are …

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/16/1239003857/the-health-care-impact-of-haitis-violence

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Health Haiti U.S. Agency for International Development

(3 days ago) WebIn Haiti’s health sector, there have been positive gains in some areas with stagnation in others. These mixed results reflect a health sector that continues to face significant …

https://www.usaid.gov/haiti/our-work/health

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Better Spending, Better Care: A look at Haiti’s Health Financing

(6 days ago) WebAt $13 per capita a year, public spending on health is below the average for low-income countries. In addition, more than half of all health spending is allocated to curative rather …

https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/haiti/publication/better-spending-better-care-a-look-at-haitis-health-financing

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Haiti Approves Health Plan to Expand Access

(6 days ago) WebAccording to the plan directeur, hospital visits increased from 37% in 2005–2006 to 52% in 2016–2018. Yet during the same time frame, health centers and …

https://msh.org/story/haiti-approves-health-plan-to-expand-access/

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Haiti making good progress in health but challenges remain

(3 days ago) WebHaiti's health-care indices have been the grimmest in South America and the Caribbean for decades, so when a devastating earthquake struck in 2010 and was …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(14)61835-3/fulltext

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Are Infectious Diseases Now Really Haiti's Biggest Health Threat

(1 days ago) WebMany diseases, including malaria, HIV and typhoid, were already widespread issues in Haiti before the earthquake struck, and the intensely weakened health care …

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/haiti-disease-mental-health/

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Accessing Mental Health Care in Haiti: Challenges and Opportunities

(Just Now) WebIn Haiti, the suicide rate is 11.7% per 100,000 people in 2016—the third highest rate in North and Central America. While there are many factors that contribute …

https://healthequityintl.org/stories/accessing-mental-health-care-haiti-challenges-and-opportunities

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Haiti's chaos puts both patients and health-care workers at risk

(3 days ago) WebGang leaders are holding press conferences even as their members hold much of the capital of Port-au-Prince hostage, terrorize the country at large and kidnap …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/npr-health/2024-03-15/haitis-chaos-puts-both-patients-and-health-care-workers-at-risk

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The Haiti crisis, explained: Violence, hunger and unstable political

(8 days ago) WebChaos has gutted Port-au-Prince and Haiti's government, a crisis brought on by decades of political disruption, a series of natural disasters and a power vacuum left …

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/haiti-crisis-what-know-president-violence-government-rcna143000

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What is health equity? How the idea grew – and why it matters

(9 days ago) WebNo matter how you look at health equity, the conversation involves contradictions. But at its core are fundamental questions about illness and health, say …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/24/what-is-health-equity-how-the-idea-grew-and-why-it-matters

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Klobuchar Asks Regulators to Investigate MultiPlan Over Health …

(2 days ago) WebMay 1, 2024. Recent revelations about a data analytics firm’s role in determining medical payments have heightened concerns about possible price fixing in …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/us/multiplan-health-insurance-price-fixing.html

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Americans wouldn't want to live long if it meant having health issues

(5 days ago) WebIn a poll of 2,200 American adults, Medtronic and Morning Consult asked participants if they would prefer to live a shorter, healthier life or a longer life with health …

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/03/americans-wouldnt-want-to-live-long-if-it-meant-having-health-issues.html

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HHS Issues Final Rule to Prevent Discrimination in Health and …

(3 days ago) WebThe Health and Human Services Grants Regulation (HHS Grants Rule) Final Rule protects LGBTQI+ people by clarifying and reaffirming the prohibition on …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/30/hhs-issues-final-rule-prevent-discrimination-health-and-human-services-grant.html

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After downsizing health care for years, Pentagon says medical …

(Just Now) WebJenn Ackerman for NPR. The Air Force put Todd Rasmussen through medical school, and he planned to serve a while and then go into private practice at the …

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/02/1246636334/pentagon-military-healthcare

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75% of Americans think mental health issues are treated worse …

(2 days ago) WebThe older the respondents, the more likely they were to think mental health issues are treated worse:. 18–29: 66% 30–49: 76% 50–64: 78% 65+: 82% “Many …

https://fortune.com/well/2024/05/03/gallup-poll-mental-health-vs-physical-illness/

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Preventing the Next Big Cyberattack on U.S. Health Care

(8 days ago) WebHe also co-leads the 405(d) Task Group, a collaborative effort between the Health Sector Coordinating Council and the U.S. government to align the health care …

https://hbr.org/2024/05/preventing-the-next-big-cyberattack-on-u-s-health-care

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Nearly 600,000 Florida kids shed from government health care, …

(4 days ago) WebPublished 4 minutes ago. TALLAHASSEE — Nearly 600,000 Florida children lost their government-provided health insurance last year after the federal government …

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/05/03/nearly-600000-florida-kids-shed-government-health-care-study-says/

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