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The Executive Board, staff, and volunteers of Medicine For Peace were saddened to learn of the recent passing of Dr. Cheryl Kennedy. Cheryl was Professor of Psychiatry at the Rutgers

Erlose Cerfrere registering patients in rural dispensary Gang-associated abductions and killings, looting, attacks on institutions, and road-blockades in Port-au-Prince hostage have become more frequent in the past year. The violence

Since February 2019, Haiti has been shaken by civil disturbances. These started in the capital, Port-au-Prince, but quickly spread across the island nation. The unrest began as anti-corruption marches but

Cervical cancer is a worldwide problem causing @250,000 deaths each year, predominantly in the developing world. Since 2010, MFP’s Women Heath Initiative has addressed the high rates of cervical cancer

Cervical cancer is a disease that primarily afflicts poor women, and Haiti has the highest rates in the world. In March 2010, Medicine For Peace (MFP) implemented a strategic plan

The banner that hangs in front of the Alma Mater Hospital read, “March is Women’s Health Month. Free Examinations and Treatment.” Medicine and treatment have always been at no cost

As soon as we entered Bosnia-Herzegovina in July 1995, we learned that the Serbs had overrun the United Nations designated “safe area” of Srebrenica. Approximately 60,000 civilians had been held

Cervical cancer rates in Haiti are among the highest in the world. MFP initiated a cervical cancer detection and treatment program in May 2010 at the Alma Mater Hospital in

Girls from Central and South America experience the highest school drop-out rates in the US. The Children’s Scholarship Fund for Girls (CSFG) has taken up this challenge because we believe

Since the MFP Health Center For Victims of Torture opened its doors in November 2009, the medical team has delivered primary care, written more than 200 affidavits, and given testimony