ACT Images from Haiti: Health care

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A nurse checks a pregnant woman in the ACT-supported church-run hospital in Pere Payen. The health care system in Haiti, much of it run by private groups, faces critical shortages in the wake of political conflict that led to the ouster of President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Pressured by the US government, Aristide left the country on February 29, yet in much of the country chaos remains in the wake of his ouster.


A nurse checks a pregnant woman in the ACT-supported church-run hospital in Pere Payen. The health care system in Haiti, much of it run by private groups, faces critical shortages in the wake of political conflict that led to the ouster of President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Pressured by the US government, Aristide left the country on February 29, yet in much of the country chaos remains in the wake of his ouster.

A sick boy receives medical care in the ACT-supported church-run hospital in Pere Payen. The health care system in Haiti, much of it run by private groups, faces critical shortages in the wake of political conflict that led to the ouster of President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Pressured by the US government, Aristide left the country on February 29, yet in much of the country chaos remains in the wake of his ouster.

A sick boy receives medical care in the ACT-supported church-run hospital in Pere Payen. The health care system in Haiti, much of it run by private groups, faces critical shortages in the wake of political conflict that led to the ouster of President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Pressured by the US government, Aristide left the country on February 29, yet in much of the country chaos remains in the wake of his ouster.


A Haitian boy in Petite Riviere is examined by Magdalena Mauri Gomez, one of more than 500 Cuban health care professionals serving in Haiti. The health care system in Haiti, much of it run by private groups, faces critical shortages in the wake of political conflict that led to the ouster of President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Pressured by the US government, Aristide left the country on February 29, yet in much of the country chaos remains in the wake of his ouster.

A Haitian boy in Petite Riviere is examined by Magdalena Mauri Gomez, one of more than 500 Cuban health care professionals serving in Haiti. The health care system in Haiti, much of it run by private groups, faces critical shortages in the wake of political conflict that led to the ouster of President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Pressured by the US government, Aristide left the country on February 29, yet in much of the country chaos remains in the wake of his ouster.

Weighing a baby in an ACT-supported health clinic in Cité Siclé in Port-au-Prince. The health care system in Haiti, much of it run by private groups, faces critical shortages in the wake of political conflict that led to the ouster of President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Pressured by the US government, Aristide left the country on February 29, yet in much of the country chaos remains in the wake of his ouster.

Weighing a baby in an ACT-supported health clinic in Cité Siclé in Port-au-Prince. The health care system in Haiti, much of it run by private groups, faces critical shortages in the wake of political conflict that led to the ouster of President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Pressured by the US government, Aristide left the country on February 29, yet in much of the country chaos remains in the wake of his ouster.

Weighing a baby in an ACT-supported health clinic in Cité Siclé in Port-au-Prince. The health care system in Haiti, much of it run by private groups, faces critical shortages in the wake of political conflict that led to the ouster of President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Pressured by the US government, Aristide left the country on February 29, yet in much of the country chaos remains in the wake of his ouster

Weighing a baby in an ACT-supported health clinic in Cité Siclé in Port-au-Prince. The health care system in Haiti, much of it run by private groups, faces critical shortages in the wake of political conflict that led to the ouster of President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Pressured by the US government, Aristide left the country on February 29, yet in much of the country chaos remains in the wake of his ouster

A physician examines a sick boy in an ACT-supported clinic in Cité Siclé in Port-au-Prince.

Vaccinating a baby in an ACT-supported clinic in Ti Taynen outside of Port-au-Prince.

A mother waits with her children in an ACT-supported clinic in Ti Taynen outside of Port-au-Prince.

Street pharmacy: A boy sells medicines in the street in Port-de-Paix. Health care professionals complain that Haitians often self-diagnose and self-prescribe medicines. ACT-supported health care programs include comprehensive education about personal and community health.