Haiti - Health : Signing of a tripartite agreement Cuba-Brazil-Haiti

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Haiti - Health : Signing of a tripartite agreement Cuba-Brazil-Haiti
01/02/2012 12:13:43

A tripartite agreement on health, Cuba-Brazil-Haiti, for a period of three years, has just been signed with the Haitian authorities. The signing follows the decision in October 2011, on the necessity to establish a program of South-South cooperation in the field of health. Dr. Florence Duperval Guillaume, Minister of Public Health and Population (MSPP), stresses that the concept of health, is an essential point for any government wishing to contribute to the welfare of its people. Its Ministry intends as part of this program, realize a set of training aiming to harmonize the Haitian health system and make the integration of Haitian doctors trained in Cuba. For the Minister, the establishment of these relations means a lot "Previously it was the Haitian delegation that moved [...] now they are Cuban and Brazilian delegations that come into Haiti."

Jean Hugue Rius, Program manager, explained "...In the specific context of this tripartite agreement Cuba-Brazil-Haiti, we have first the construction of community hospitals of reference, there are three planned, there is the rehabilitation of a group of health centers whose the psychiatric Hospital of Beudet [...] There is all the support for immunization programs and the strengthening of laboratories for disease surveillance. This is why, as part of this agreement, it is expected the rehabilitation and development of two regional laboratories in Cap Haitien and Les Cayes, it is also question of training of health staff and the establishment of a national ambulance network for the emergencies... As you can see, this is rather an ambitious program [...] It is obviously that beyond the three years of the agreement, it will be necessary continue to implement the necessary measures to ensure the sustainability of programs of this Convention [...]"

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4831-haiti-health-new-public-network-of-ambulance-to-respond-to-emergencies.html

PI/ HaitiLibre