Vaccination remains vital for the health of infants, young children and mothers. UNICEF, with support from donors, in support of the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP), supports immunization activities across the country. Thanks to a donation from Japan, UNICEF is strengthening routine immunization activities in public hospitals and health centers to keep children […]
With funding from the Japanese people, UNICEF is conducting open defecation fight’ activities in various hard to reach communities. In the locality of Lauranette, commune of Cerca-la-Source, in the Centre’ department, the population has practically eliminated open defecation. This represents a considerable progress, as in the past, cholera was wreaking havoc in the area. […]
UNICEF with a contribution from USAID is implementing water rehabilitation projects in several departments of the country. One of the important components of this program is the reforestation around water catchment sources to protect and facilitate recharge of the water table and to allow people to have water in sufficient quantity and quality. In the […]
The locality of Tiplaine, located in the Southern department, has suffered greatly from drought episodes. Its isolation makes the situation of people living even more difficult in terms of access to drinking water. UNICEF, with a contribution from USAID, together with the Dutch Red Cross, has rehabilitated the water system in the area, including building […]
Ms. Maria Luisa Fornara, the new UNICEF Representative in Haiti, paid a short visit to the Center Department. She met with several partners in the field of water, hygiene and sanitation and the fight against cholera.
The new figures from the Mortality, Morbidity and Utilization Survey (EMMUS VI) will allow the government to better define their actions. Public policies will be based on the data from the survey. They will also serve local and international partners in their daily interventions. Port-au-Prince, August 21, 2018- EMMUS VI was launched in the presence […]
The Directorate of Civil Protection (CPD) of the Ministry of the Interior and local authorities, together with various government authorities and with the collaboration of partner organizations, carried out on August 2 and 3, a national hydro meteorological simulation exercise (SIMEX) to assess the level of preparedness of civil protection structures and their ability to […]
On Monday, August 7, the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) and the National Directorate of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DINEPA) launched the 2018 ‘’Punch Operation’’.
Ms. Maria Luisa Fornara is the new UNICEF Representative in Haiti. She replaces Mr. Marc Vincent who has spent nearly three and a half years in this position serving Haitian children.
This Sunday, June 10, nearly 3,000 children from all over the country celebrated “The National Day of the Haitian Child”. The kids converged on the Delmas Municipal Palace to take part in the festivities. Early in the morning, dozens of buses dropped off the children, one could read impatience in their eyes, they did […]
