HRH Global Resource Center - Haiti

Soccer and Sexual Health Education: A Promising Approach for Reducing Adolescent Births in Haiti

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 18:17:00 +0000

This paper explores the effect of an innovative, integrative program in female sexual reproductive health (SRH) and soccer (or fútbol, in Haitian Creole) in rural Haiti by measuring the rate of births among program participants 15–19 years old and their nonparticipant peers. [from abstract]

Assessments of Health Services Availability in Humanitarian Emergencies: A Review of Assessments in Haiti and Sudan Using a Health Systems Approach

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:27:24 +0000

To improve the consistency of health facilities assessments, the World Health Organization has proposed the use of the Health Resources Availability Mapping System (HeRAMS) developed in Darfur, Sudan as a standardized assessment tool for use in future acute and protracted crises.This study provides an evaluation of HeRAMS’ comprehensiveness, and investigates the methods, quality and comprehensiveness of health facilities data and tools in Haiti, where HeRAMS was not used.

Family Planning (Planin)

Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:34:27 +0000

A 16-hour training providing information to Community Health Workers regarding defining family planning and describing various methods of family planning, explaining advantages of family planning at the individual, family, and community levels, identify cultural and social barriers to practicing family planning and counseling individuals and couples about the benefits of family planning and how to choose an appropriate method of family planning. [adapted from resource]

HIV in Fragile States

Fri, 13 Jun 2014 18:12:17 +0000

Case studies on the HIV response in South Sudan, Haiti and Cote d’Ivoire. [from introduction]

Household Development Agent Training Curriculum

Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:18:54 +0000

This comprehensive curriculum for Household Development Agents (specialized polyvalent community health workers (CHWs)), trained under a World Bank funded pilot, consists of 8 training units: Human Rights, Community Mobilization & Communication, Cholera, Family Planning, Diarrheal Disease, Vaccination, Reproductive Health, and Nutrition. These units contain standard and widely accepted information and protocols that have been adapted for the Haitian context.

PHR Summaries: Strategies for Addressing Intimitate Partner Violence in Health Care Settings in Haiti: Provider Perspectives

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:51:04 +0000

This brief outlines the process and findings of a study that compared the attitudes, perceived barriers and enablers of intimate partner violence universal screening among physicians, nurses, and community health workers. [adapted from author]

Improving Effective Surgical Delivery in Humanitarian Disasters: Lessons from Haiti

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:26:55 +0000

This article highlights some challenges from the recent experience with surgical team after the Haiti earthquake and proposes some ways forward to support an effective surgical humanitarian response to future major disasters. [adapted from author]

Is Haiti's Health System Any Better? A Report Calling for a More Coordinated, Collaborative Approach to Disaster Response

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:08:40 +0000

All disasters are a health issue with national health workers at the heart of every response. This research into the role of national and international health workers after the 2010 earthquake in Haitie signals a need to rethink how the humanitarian community works with national health system and stresses how a strong health system offers vital protection from disaster-related risks.

Communtiy Health Workers as a Cornerstone for Integrating HIV and Primary Healthcare

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:12:40 +0000

This study used both qualitative and quantitative measures to evaluate the role of the communtiy health workers in enhancing the interface between primary health care oriented health services and households in responses to HIV
and AIDS. [from author]

Task Shifting: Maximizing Healthcare in Low-Resource Countries

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:40:32 +0000

Low-resource countries often carry the heaviest disease burden and maintain the smallest health workforce. The deadly cholera epidemic in Haiti is only the most recent example of how the time for ‘task shifting’ has arrived. [from author]