Zanmi Lasante

"Losing both of them like that made me want to care for those who are sick" shares ER doctor Obed Lamy. Dr. Lamy, 3rd-year ER chief resident at the time, shares how his life experiences led to medicine and what he's experienced while providing care in the Emergency Department of the Mirebalais University Hospital (HUM). Dr. Lamy graduated from his residency in Emergency Medicine in September 2024 and continues to work at HUM. In 2023 alone, Zanmi Lasante received 32,545 patients to be hospitalized at our various sites across Central Plateau and Lower Artibonite. In many of these cases, patients like the one Dr Lamy describes in the video, often come first through the doors of the Emergency Room, looking for care. Learn more about ZL's work in Haiti by visiting our website and subscribing to our mailing list: www.zanmilasante.org. #zanmilasante #partnersinhealth #haiti #healthcare #emergencymedicine #ER

"There are many people who are surprised, who thought I would not come back (to Haiti)" shares Dr. Ferle, Medical Director at the Bon Sauveur hospital in Cange. Dr. Ferle crossed paths with Paul Farmer at an early age after Dr. Farmer treated his pregnant mother from cerebral malaria. Today, Dr. Ferle serves the community he once grew up in, furthering the mission of ZL's founders, to give a preferential treatment to the most vulnerable. Learn more about ZL's work in Haiti by visiting our website and subscribing to our mailing list: www.zanmilasante.org. #zanmilasante #partnersinhealth #haiti #paulfarmer #cange

"This center will play a crucial role in providing oxygen first to the Thomonde Health Center and the health institutions in the Central Plateau, thus strengthening our ability to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve," shared Dr. Wesler Lambert, Zanmi Lasante Executive Director.  The Oxygen Production Plant in Thomonde, funded by the Agence Française de Développement (ADF) and Partners In Health (PIH), aims to provide a reliable and sustainable supply of medical-grade oxygen. This facility is expected to benefit all ZL sites in the Bas-Artibonite and Central Plateau, requiring an average of 850 oxygen cylinders per month. Learn more about ZL's work in Haiti by visiting our website and subscribing to our mailing list: www.zanmilasante.org. #zanmilasante #partnersinhealth #haiti #bringo2 #oxygen #hospital #healthcare

“Some people like to pretend that staff wellness is only recreational,” said Père Eddy Eustache, an ordained Catholic priest and psychologist who was once dubbed Haiti’s patron saint of mental health. “It is not. We need to understand how stress is having a huge toll on staff psyche.” The theme for #WorldMentalHealthDay this year is "Mental Health at Work". And did you know that a 2023 systematic review by Nguyen, Phi-Yen et al. found that interventions that used nature-based therapy had significant reductions in depression and anxiety scores? We're proud of our Cange hospital campus, where trees and green spaces are an integral part and contributing factor to our staff and patients' health and wellbeing. #zanmilasante #partnersinhealth #haiti #nature

"My son's condition improved. He was worse before. His feet were swollen. His belly... So, his belly hasn't gone down completely yet, but the size of the feet went down. His face was swollen but it's also gotten down. It wasn't like that before (getting admitted at the hospital). They take good care of him here." Alphenès, originally from Boucan Carré, rushed to the ER at the Bon Sauveur Hospital in Cange to get his 4-year-old son Phare-Edentz admitted. He was devastated to learn that his son's condition was severe malnutrition. But he was also grateful that his boy is able to get treated there. Malnutrition is the leading cause of death for children under 5. In Haiti, 1 in 4 children suffer from chronic malnutrition. Around 11,000 children under the age of 5 suffer from acute malnutrition in Central Plateau and Lower Artibonite, where Zanmi Lasante delivers care. There are thousands of patients like Alphanès' little boy. To give them a chance at receiving the care they need, your support is vital. Donate today to help Zanmi Lasante continue offering hope and saving lives: www.zanmilasante.org. #zanmilasante #partnersinhealth #haiti #malnutrition #foodinsecurity #childhealth #healthcare 

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 ACGME International Awards! Physician Leader: Sawsan Abdel-Razig, MD MEHP (Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, #UAE) Physician Educator: Fritz Verly Vernet (Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais/Zanmi Lasante, Haiti) Staff: Ziyana AlKhusaibi (Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE) Learn more about the awardees: https://lnkd.in/gpUqEbuh #GME #ACGMEI #MeaningInMedicine #ACGME2025 #PGME #MedEd

Dr. Fritz Verly Vernet, Internist, Assistant Director of Medical Education and Training Officer in HUM's Internal Medicine Residency Program, received the ACGME-I Physician Educator Award, which honors program directors and faculty members directly involved in teaching residents and fellows and caring for patients. "A well-deserved award for Dr. Vernet, who has demonstrated leadership, team spirit, intellectual curiosity, contribution of innovative ideas, courage, passion for medical education and resilience since his hiring as an instructor in the Internal Medicine department and his promotions within the Department of Medical Education." shares Dr. Ornella Sainterant, Director of the Medical Education Program at Zanmi Lasante. Over the course of 11 years, doctors and nurses have trained more than 259 Haitian medical and nursing specialists across 13 residency programs. Learn more about our medical education program on website: https://lnkd.in/gHkAMSt6. #zanmilasante #partnersinhealth #haiti #residency #resident #medicaleducation #medicalspecialist #internalmedication #acgme #accreditation #HUM #universityhospital #healthcare

ACGME-I is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 ACGME International Awards! Congratulations to Sawsan Abdel-Razig, MD MEHP, Fritz Verly Vernet, and Ziyana AlKhusaibi! https://lnkd.in/gMUCkf3U #GME #ACGMEI #MeaningInMedicine #ACGME2025 #PGME Zanmi Lasante Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Partners In Health #MedEd

“I felt so bad that I thought I wouldn’t survive it… I thought I was going to die,” Romène confides, her voice barely a breath. Despite the seriousness of her illness, she says she is grateful for the care she received. Romène is just one of thousands of people living with a chronic illness, their lives on hold waiting for care they would never have had the chance to hope for without the Bon Sauveur Hospital in Cange. Thanks to this care network, she had access to treatment that saved her life. Read more on our website: https://lnkd.in/gCjDW557 #zanmilasante #partnersinhealth #haiti #chronicdiseases #healthcare #sante #heartdisease #worldheartday

"Ansanm n ap konbat maladi kè!" Nan okazyon Jounen Mondyal Maladi Kè, n ap envite tout moun ale konsilte nan youn nan sit Zanmi Lasante yo kote n ap jwenn medsen nan Pwogram MNT a k ap bannou swen gratis: HUM, Hinche, Cange, Belladère, Boucan Carré, Lascahobas, Thomonde, Cerca la Source. #zanmilasante #partnersinhealth #haiti #heartdisease #journeemondialducoeur #ncd #chronicdisease #worldheartday