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Healthy Food Choices Combat Heart Disease and StrokeThe World Health Organization released statistics of coronary heart disease and stroke deaths. According to the agency, Haitian victims of heart disease, who died, numbered 2,913 (3.91%) of all deaths. The age-adjusted death rate was 55.48 for 100,... |
Haiti Ranks Number Ten for Hypertension Deaths GloballyThe World Health Organization released statistics on hypertension deaths in Haiti. The total number was 4,049 (5.43%). The age-adjusted rate came to 82.00 for every 100,000 of the populace, placing Haiti as #10 compared to other nations.&n...; |
Diabetes Controlled by Lifestyle ChangesThe World Health Organization released statistics for the number of deaths occurring from diabetes in Haiti in 2011: 3,253 (4.37%) of all deaths. Age-adjusted death rate was 62.74 for every 100,000 of the populace, listing Haiti as #22 among other ... |
Prostate Cancer in Men not always DetectableThe World Health Organization released statistics on the occurrence of prostate cancer deaths among Haitian men. The tally was 990 (1.33%) of all deaths. Age-adjusted death rate amounted to 20.98 of 100,000 of the populace, making Haiti... |
Liver Disease Systemic Enemy of the BodyThe World Health Organization released statistics for liver disease deaths among Haitians, totaling 1,679 (2.25%) of all deaths annually. Age-adjusted rate came out to 28.57 out of 100,000 of the populace. Liver disease problems... |
Alcohol Abuse in America EndemicWorld Health Organization released statistics for alcohol deaths among Haitians, 0.69% of all deaths annually. Age-adjusted death rate was 8.57 out of 100,000 of the populace, making Haiti #7 globally. 2012 Stats ... |
Gift of sight in the city of Pilate, HaitiA non-government organization, the Haitian Environmental Support Program (HESP), recently paid a visit to Pilate, Haiti to provide eye exams and glasses for over 1,000 inhabitants. Arriving on a weekend to set up the eye clinic for the following Mo... |
Dr. David Walmer developed CerviScope to cure cervical cancer in HaitiCancer is one of the most feared diseases in the world. There are several kinds of cancers and all these have varying degrees of effects to a patient. In Haiti, a doctor by the name David Walmer started an initiative of dealing with cervical cancer... |
Ary Bordes Hospital To Serve Santo, Kafou Marasa, Blancha, Beloton, Bwablan, Lilavois, Bwad�mPresident Michel Martelly inaugurated Community Hospital of Bon Repos on May 5, 2014. Afterwards, in the company of Sophia Martelly, the First Lady, Dr. Florence D. Guillaume (Ministry of Health), Ms Nirva Bruno (Mayor of Croix des Bouquets) and ot... |
Haiti First Lady Sophia Martelly visits Epilepsy Clinic of Port-au-PrinceWorld Epilepsy Day or Purple Day has been celebrated every year since on March 26, 2008. It is the international day for raising epilepsy awareness. The day is also known as ‘Purple Day’ because ‘purple’ and ‘lavender&... |
Optometry program planned for University of HaitiHaiti has long been a country with limited, ready-to-use resources. As such, the population has had to make do with having less than what is acceptable in other countries. One area in which this rings true is that of optometry. The country of over ... |
People in Haiti living with tungiasis, also known as "chique "Following up previous work she’d done in the area of Médor, after news of the voracious spread of the inflammatory skin disease Tungiasis, First Lady Sophia Martelly visited the residents of the 6th communal section of Petite Riv... |
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