--- Thursday, February 9, 2012

For the past three weeks, our five health agents working at Pernier have been educating people about Elephantiasis (Filariose Lymphatique) and motivating them to take the pills distributed by the Ministry of Health in their campaign of elimination of this debilitating disease. The period of pill distribution at Pernier was February 2 to 5, 2012.

Thursday, 2/9/2012

Every Thursday, starting February 23, 2012, a group of young Haitian dentists will provide dental care at the Pernier Clinic. Many patients of the clinic have asked for such service for a long time. The dentists will offer a wide range of dental work, including extraction, prophylaxis, and root canal.

By Mario Malivert -- 1/29/2012

Last week I saw a young man, member of Pernier’s youth association, painting the water fountain nearby the Repheka Clinic. Water is a precious commodity in this era of Cholera in Haiti. Some people have it available right from their tap; however, too many of us have to walk long distances to fetch and carry it, buy truckload of it to fill up underground basins,...

12/31/2011 -- by Mario Malivert

Our physicians don't just spend most of their time caring for patients, they also find time for other things, such as love and marriage. Well, one of them, Dr. Gerby Jean Paul, a long-time volunteer at the Repheka clinics, got married this week-end to another young physician, Dr. Gedeon Charles. Dr Jean Paul, now Dr. Charles, along with her sister Dr. Maceline...

12/28/2011 - posted by Mario Malivert

For the past few weeks, in the spirit of the holidays, the government has urged people to give a festive appearance to the city. Trash, piled up on sidewalks and street corners, is a major culprit in keeping neighborhoods dirty and smelly. Therefore, people must get rid of it. Since thrash bins are overflowing, and disposal trucks take too long to come,...