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Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad (Association des Médecins Haïtiens a l’Etranger)

Organization:
Facility Type: Medical Facility
Status: Open

Address:
U.S. Address: 1166 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11213
, HT 11213

Region:Haiti,Caribbean
County/Parish:Various



Main/General Business Number: 718 2451015
Website: http://www.amhe.org/

Other Contacts:(hidden)

Mission: The Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad (AMHE), was founded in August 1972, by a group of Haitian physicians determined to mark their presence as a growing ethnic entity in America, to foster professional alliances, and to promote the health and interest of the Haitian immigrant community at large.

The first general assembly, which took place in New York's Harlem Hospital on November 12, 1972, brought together sixty-four physicians with a common agenda. Their objectives, subsequently sanctioned in the Article of Incorporation and bylaws of the association, were laid down as follows:

* To help the Haitian physician in the fulfillment of his professional and social life.
* To serve as advocate for the Haitian immigrant community in health related matters.
* To cultivate professional ties, with the Alma mater.
* To contribute to the advancement of medicine and the betterment of public health in Haiti.





This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

Notes:

FROM THE WEBSITE:

Haitian Physicians Abroad Working at General Hospital HUEH in Port-au-Prince
Dr Marnell Moore

Dr. Moore's group, Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad, is working at the Port-Au-Prince General Hospital. The hospital, by a miracle of God, is still standing and in good condition. This building is very close to the Haitian White House, which was destroyed by the earthquake. She mentioned that they do not have lighting in the hospital, making it more complex to help those in need. Marnell told me that different doctor groups from around the world are now showing up, and many of them present themselves as “being in charge”. This is very frustrating for Marnell's group, because these groups are coming in and assuming that her group are unqualified local doctors, not highly trained Haitian-American physicians from the United States. So, they come in barking orders, and these doctors spend all of their time arguing with each-other, trying to prove they're in charge, while the Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad group hastily tries to take care of all the wounded. There are about fifty Haitian-American Doctors from the Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad group, and they are able to speak the language – and they know the people. Marnell feels that a Haitian doctor (from the hospital) needs to be put in charge, but there are too many egos involved to get things running smoothly.

She informed me that the level of care at the hospital before they arrived was very bad. Many of the patients treated after the earthquake did not receive the proper follow-up care, and have wounds that will likely cause them to die. Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad nurses are busy delivering babies (she told me at least 12 were born last night), many premature. Many broken bones had gone untreated since the earthquake, even on patient's that have already been seen by doctors prior to the group's arrival.

Dr. Moore is putting out a plea for assistance. She has informed me that their group in Haiti DESPERATELY needs pain medications (narcotics) and wound care products. Without them, they cannot do the work that needs to be done. If you have some way of providing these products, please contact Paul Nacier MD pnacier@aol.com or Eric L. Jerome, MD FACP eljerome@pol.net Also, please visit http://amhenj.org/Update.html for more information. This organization is MAKING A DIFFERENCE NOW. If you have the means to donate to this organization, I am being told that 100% of the funds are being used to help Haiti. Please visit http://amhenj.org

Also, she mentioned that they desperately need news coverage on the ground for their Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad group currently in Haiti in order to increase awareness of their situation at the hospital.

- Scott

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Created At: Sat Jan 23 07:45:30 +0000 2010
Updated At: Sun Jan 23 06:10:02 +0000 2011
Updated By: LPar


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