HealthCare in Haiti by Kylee Hanson https://padlet.com/khanson2013/kiyl95jbkig6 System & Accessibility, Programs, & Consequences en-us 2016-11-18 00:28:26 UTC 2025-11-02 01:41:06 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. Haiti at a Glance khanson2013 https://padlet.com/khanson2013/kiyl95jbkig6/wish/138753062 Haiti is a French and Creole speaking country with a population of 10.1 Million people. ]]> 2016-11-18 16:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/khanson2013/kiyl95jbkig6/wish/138753062 3. 2010 Earthquake to Shake Haiti khanson2013 https://padlet.com/khanson2013/kiyl95jbkig6/wish/138757273 One can not mention the healthcare system in Haiti without mentioning the earthquake that destroyed the minimal facilities they had. Watch this video for details on the 2010 Earthquake.]]> 2016-11-18 16:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/khanson2013/kiyl95jbkig6/wish/138757273 2. Health Care in Haiti khanson2013 https://padlet.com/khanson2013/kiyl95jbkig6/wish/138759093 Only 6% of GDP is spent on health expenditures in Haiti. The health budget is too low. Haitian authorities and international partners need to make health care a much higher priority ]]> 2016-11-18 16:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/khanson2013/kiyl95jbkig6/wish/138759093 4. Healthcare Accessibility khanson2013 https://padlet.com/khanson2013/kiyl95jbkig6/wish/138766085 -Hospitals require unaffordable admission fees, making health care more difficult to access. 
-Low-Physician pay makes the job unattractive. Haiti lacks sufficient health professionals. 
-2010 Earthquake took down Haiti's main hospital, as well as 50 health centers. This photo is post-earthquake when the hospital was destroyed.]]> 2016-11-18 17:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/khanson2013/kiyl95jbkig6/wish/138766085 5. Healthcare Programs khanson2013 https://padlet.com/khanson2013/kiyl95jbkig6/wish/138766533
  • Programs that are most successful in Haiti are internationally funded
  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has helped Haiti tremendously. Rebuilding of their healthcare facilities and system has come from USAID.
  • The Ministry of Health provides treatment and living to 10 Million people on $30 Million per year.

    • ]]>     2016-11-18 17:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/khanson2013/kiyl95jbkig6/wish/138766533     6. Consequences khanson2013 https://padlet.com/khanson2013/kiyl95jbkig6/wish/138769096 Life Expectancy - 62.51 (low compared to America's 78)
    Mortality Rate- 8.1 Deaths/ 1,000 People
    Sickness Rate Degree of risk: High
            - HIV/AIDS, Food & Water Bourne Diseases
    Literacy Rate: Low (only 53% of population over age of 15 can read and write

    ]]>     2016-11-18 17:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/khanson2013/kiyl95jbkig6/wish/138769096     7. What Holds Haiti Back? khanson2013 https://padlet.com/khanson2013/kiyl95jbkig6/wish/138772465
  • 66% of deaths come from Natural Disasters. 
  • Haiti is prone to poverty, corruption,  disease outbreak and low levels of education. 
  • Most of these things are out of their control... 

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