Overseas

This week, for the first time in 3 years, cholera has been detected in Port-au-Prince.  We discuss the implications and history.

In this episode, we discuss the latest crisis in Haiti.  The last 9 days have led to an outpouring of discontent leading to widespread destruction.  We trace the roots of this crisis and how we got here.

In this episode, we interview Dr. Donald Valdema.  We trace his life from the desolate island of La Gonave, Haiti where he watched his parents build their first clinic.  Then, we talk about leaving Haiti after the earthquake for medical school in the Dominican Republic and finally back to Haiti as the medical director at the Lespwa Timoun clinic.

In this episode we delve behind the curtain of a phenomenon we often see in the developing world.

Link to video explanation of Hotelling's Law: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jILgxeNBK_8

In this episode we look at how the sewage system works--or doesn't work--in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  Many thanks to the New Yorker and the Associated Press for their reporting on this subject.

In this episode we talk about one of the first things that will strike you as you visit Haiti.  Despite the dirty, muddy environment, most Haitians are impeccably dressed and groomed.  

In this episode we talk about how to discern the truth in a country without a robust media.

In this episode we discuss the intersection of a fateful US decision back in 1995 and how in the world Bill Clinton and Haitian rice farmers are linked.

In this episode we talk about whether giving malaria bed nets out for free is better than having people pay a small fee.  Is it good for patients to have skin in the game?  And then, we talk about what this has to do with medicine in Haiti.

In this episode, we talk about the Haitian belief of Perdition.  This is the common acceptance that women can be pregnant with one child for years or even decades.

In producing this episode, we are grateful for the excellent journal article, "Women in Perdition" by Gerald Murray.