economic gap and health disparity that exist within the population. These reports among others are indeed shocking and must be shared in a global sphere in order to figure out a feasibl.

2024年10月16日 · Although great strides have been made over the past two decades in terms of life expectancy at birth, the country's social and health situation continues to present high levels of precariousness, aggravated by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, political instability, and natural disasters such as earthquakes and droughts in the context of cl...

2024年11月16日 · Following centuries of colonialism and political instability, the healthcare infrastructure in Haiti remains underdeveloped, marked by limited resources and disparities in access to care.

Considered to be the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, with about 80% of its population living below the poverty line, Haiti is also stricken with a “dying” public health care system, says French surgeon Dr. Peter Tarabula, medical coordinator of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in the capital, Port-au-Prince.

2024年3月21日 · Borders in Haiti are closed, ports occupied, airports under attack, and main roads blocked, leading to severe shortages of food, water, fuel, and medicine. The United Nations says more than 5 million Haitians need humanitarian assistance because of displacement, famine, and other privations.

Haiti’s health indicators reveal weaknesses in the country’s health system. While the 2017 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), known in Haiti as the Enquête Mortalité, Morbidité et Utilisation des Services, suggests that trends in mortality and morbidity have improved.

2018年1月24日 · Haiti has a long history of misfortunes that lead to its current overwhelming health disparities including poverty, social policies, and natural disasters. These, in addition to inadequate regulatory standards and lack of practice guidelines present challenges to nurses practicing in Haiti.

2019年5月27日 · In Haiti, sharp inequalities in health care service delivery and outcomes between the rich and the poor may be slowing down efforts to improve national health outcomes and coverage indicators. For example, in 2017, 79% of pregnant women in the highest wealth quintile delivered at health facilities compared to 13% in the lowest wealth quintile.

In Haiti, cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, with congenital and rheumatic heart disease comprising a large portion of disease burden. However, domestic disparities in cardiac care access and their impact on clinical outcomes remain poorly understood.

Weak governance and coordination, geographic and financial barriers to access health services, shortages of essential medicines, and the difficulty of attracting and retaining qualified health professionals, are all chronic struggles for the Ministry of Health (MOH).