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Houses in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince shortly after the 2010 earthquake. The restavek tradition dates back centuries. [4] Following the January 2010 earthquake, thousands of individuals in Haiti were displaced from their homes and families. According to anecdotal evidence, many of these individuals were children who had nowhere to turn but ...
Environmental issues in Haiti include a historical deforestation problem, overpopulation, a lack of sanitation, natural disasters, and food insecurity. The major reasons for these environmental issues are corruption, human exploitation, and the embezzlement of taxpayers' funds for personal gains.
Poverty in Haiti is a long lasting issue that affects the residents on a daily basis playing a significant role in their everyday lives. Issues including housing, nutrition, education, healthcare, infant mortality rates, and environmental factors are very common amongst the poorest communities in the nation.
According to the Association of Pharmacists of Haiti, requests for medicines have increased by more than 200%, and they cannot meet the demand due to disruptions to the supply chain because of the ...
The Little Haiti Book fair is held in partnership with Sosyete Koukouy, an organization dedicated to preserving Haitian culture. Pictured is Pascale Millien, president of the Connecticut branch of ...
Haiti's healthy life expectancy at birth is 63 years. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that only 43 percent of the target population receives the recommended immunizations. [2] [3] In 2013, there were approximately 800 primary care facilities in Haiti, with only 43% of these facilities being classified as good for accessible care.
Late Sunday, Haiti finance minister and acting Prime Minister Patrick Boisvert declared a 6 p.m.-to-5 a.m. curfew and a state of emergency for the next 72 hours so security forces can try to ...
The problem has multiple causes, including the proliferation of shantytowns and the absence of a comprehensive urban development policy. Global warming is one of the main causes of this problem, [ 1 ] faced with one of the most disastrous economic, social and political situations on the planet, Haiti is unable to implement an urban development ...