In the final episode of Voices of Haiti, Nurse Thamar Julmiste shares a song she wrote in the days and weeks following the devastating January 2010 earthquake. Then and now, she remains hopeful that a new Haiti will emerge, built by and for Haitians.
Apr 21, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Ancito Etienne had already fought for his life before reaching high school, having battled childhood cancer thanks to support from Partners In Health. Soon after his cure, he faced another challenge: how he could help his country in the wake of the devastating January 2010 earthquake.
Apr 13, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 11
An extraordinary case arrived at University Hospital in Mirebalais, just one year after it opened, presenting a challenge for the hospital that was built as a response to the 2010 earthquake. An expectant mother learns she’s pregnant with triplets, and two of them are conjoined. Two PIH doctors tell how their team and international clinicians collaborated to deliver the best care possible to a family in need.
Apr 05, 2020•11 min
A full 24 hours passed before Dr. Christophe Millien knew whether or not his wife, pregnant with their first child, had died in the massive 2010 earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince. Those early days were filled with loss and sorry, but they also strengthened Millien’s conviction in the importance of his role as an OB/GYN in rural Haiti.
Mar 22, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 10
As a first-year physician, Dr. Maxi Raymonville witnessed how difficult it was for patients in rural Haiti to access quality care. That disparity became ever more apparent with the 2010 earthquake. And so, when University Hospital in Mirebalais opened in 2013, he proudly lead a team that made the facility a hub of specialized care for the poor and for advanced training of Haiti’s next generation of clinicians.
Mar 16, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 9
As many as 1,500 people suffered injuries that required amputations following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Miss Eunite Sincelair was among them. She is now a nurse leader with Zanmi Lasante, and speaks about the stigma and mental, emotional, and physical challenges she and hundreds of other amputees face in Haiti every day.
Mar 08, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 8
To Dr. Anany Gretchko, organizing camps for the displaced in Port-au-Prince was much like managing small cities in the months following Haiti’s devastating January 2010 earthquake. He and his team realized that part of their responsibility had to be the delivery of quality mental health care to residents, and that they—the caregivers—also needed space and time to heal.
Mar 01, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Haiti is plagued by stereotypes and often only one narrative about the country prevails. This episode challenges those stereotypes, while presenting a series of events that defined the country’s past and now weigh heavily on its present.
Feb 23, 2020•5 min
For nine months after the earthquake, Dr. Patrick Ulysse managed four camps for the displaced in Port-au-Prince, helping resident access health care and meet their basic needs. While he’s still processing that experience, he can see the beauty in what emerged from that chaotic time in Haiti.
Feb 16, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Dr. Patrick Ulysse felt the tremors nearly a two-hour drive away from the earthquake’s epicenter in Haiti on January 12, 2010. Within hours, he and a driver were headed to Port-au-Prince on a mission to provide first aid. Those first hours and days of response remain with him today.
Feb 09, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this bonus episode, Dr. Philippe Dimitri Henrys shares what it’s like working as one of the few emergency doctors in his community, and how his career path with PIH has been “a great adventure.” Share your thoughts on Voices of Haiti by sending us a DM at instagram.com/partnersinhealth or twitter.com/pih
Feb 02, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Earthquakes were not something Loune Viaud was used to, despite having lived in Haiti all her life. The executive director of Zanmi Lasante, as Partners In Health is known in Haiti, was in Port-au-Prince when the massive earthquake struck on January 12, 2010, and her first thought was to travel to the General Hospital to see how she could help. What she found changed the course of her life, and that of many others she found there that day.
Jan 26, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Many Haitians returned to their home country to help respond to the devastating earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. Maxo was among them, and stayed for eight months working in camps for the displaced. He shares his perspective on why the earthquake was so destructive, and how it has affected him personally. Transcript Host, Leslie Friday: Byenvini or welcome. I’m your host, Leslie Friday. Thank you for listening to Voices of Haiti, a Partners In Health podcast that shares the stories of our Haitian col...
Jan 19, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 2
On the afternoon of January 12, 2010, Phillipe Dimitri Henrys was in his father’s class in medical school when the 7.0 earthquake struck Port-au-Prince. Like many others around him, it took several seconds before he understood what was happening. He rushed out of the building, and into an emergency unlike any other in his life. The experience helped determine the direction he took next—personally and professionally.
Jan 12, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 1
What was it like to survive the most devastating earthquake in modern history? In this series, Partners In Health doctors, nurses, and staff—all Haitians—share stories about their most salient memories from the January 2010 earthquake. Some discuss the first moments and days after the disaster, while others reflect on the months and years that followed. This is the first time some of our colleagues have ever shared their stories. As a collection, Voices of Haiti provides listeners with a unique ...
Jan 08, 2020•5 min
