Agronomy Labs

Entities:

• State University of Haiti Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine (UEH FAMV)
• UC Davis College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

Status: Concept Design/Funding

Goals:

1. Reconstruct the Plant Pathology Lab: Replacement of damaged equipment is needed to revitalize the lab for education, research, and extension services.

2. Develop a Seed Testing Lab: It would be the first in the nation and will invigorate the agriculture sector. Functions include: sampling and testing for purity, germination, water content, sanitary status. Besides infrastructural development, train the trainer will be the second component enabling the staff to conduct research, serve as extension for the government, and integrate with the curriculum.  

Davis will have the unique opportunity to incorporate these labs into its International Agriculture Development educational programs. 

Inquiries: Please contact Professor Steven Temple (UC Davis) or Vice-Dean Nicola Carvil (UEH FAMV).

Competitive University Debate

Entities:

• Aksyon Inivèsite pou Devlopman Dirab (AIDD)
• Fondation Connaissance et Liberté (FOKAL)
• University of California Haiti Initiative (UCHI)

Status: Implementation

This project will establish for the first time an inter-university debate competition within UEH and its peer institutions, Universite Notre Dame d’Haiti and Universite Quisqueya. University students will engage in policy-focused debate, learn communication skills, and focus on issues around core sectors of Haitian redevelopment. This project will also generate project ideas for sustainable development endeavors. 

Inquiries: Please contact Ms. Herline Desiral or Mr. William Smelko. 

Emergency Medical Care Development Program

A program designed and implemented by the International Medical Corps. 

Entities:

• International Medical Corps (IMC)
• Government of Haiti - Ministy of Public Health and Population (MSPP)
• Hospital of the State University of Haiti (HUEH)
• Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund (CBHF)
• UCLA Emergency Medicine

Status: Implementation

Goals: This project aims to improve the quality of emergency care at the Hospital of the State University of Haiti (HUEH) by providing training through an Emergency Medicine Center of Excellence (EMCD). The program’s implementation will be based on a collaborative approach between all stakeholders, including MSPP, NGOs and HUEH management and staff. The project will achieve these goals through five components focused on supporting HUEH:
1. Component 1: Develop an Emergency Medical Care Working Group (EMCWG) for HUEH and Haiti nationally
2. Component 2: Establish an Emergency Medicine Center of Excellence (EMCE)
3. Component 3: Improve emergency response to disaster events
4. Component 4: Strengthen Health Information Systems (HIS) for injury surveillance and emergency medicine
5. Component 5: Provide training courses on international emergency medical standards (train 100 nurses and 50 physicians)

Inquiries: Contact Dr. Ross Donaldson (UCLA, IMC)

Essential Medicines Availability and Pricing

Entities:

• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
• Government of Haiti - Ministy of Public Health and Population (MSPP)
• AmeriCares 
• State University of Haiti Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (UEH FMP) 
• UCSF School of Pharmacy
• Aksyon Inivèsite pou Devlopman Dirab (AIDD)
• University of California Haiti Initiative (UCHI)

Status: Completed

Goals: The problem of inaccessible medication and the harm and burden incurred by high volume sale of counterfeit drugs must be addressed. This project will conduct qualitative research into pricing and availability of essential medications to impact OPS policy on stockpiling and the Ministry of Public Health’s efforts to implement an essential medications list.

Inquiries: Contact Vice-Dean Dodley Severe (UEH FMP), Dr Lisa Bero (UCSF Pharmacy) or Harinder Chahal (UCSF Pharmacy)

Global Health-Hospital Medicine Fellowship

Entities:

• UCSF School of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine
• Partners in Health Mirebalais Hospital

Status: Implementation

Goals: Starting with a pilot with intention of maintaining year after year, a young physician from UCSF will complete 7 months of fieldwork at a Partners in Health (PIH) site in Haiti.  This will allow PIH to strengthen clinical care, establish hospital medicine as a specialty area, and in the future, allow for educational opportunities for Haitian and American residents and medical students. This project will be the model for other medical specialities and sub-specialties to come. For more information, please visit the Fellowship Page. 

Inquiries: Contact Dr Phuoc Le (UCSF) and Dr Sriram Shamasunder (UCSF).