GHESKIO in Haiti prepares for COVID-19

Dr. Jean Pape, Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine,  and his colleagues from GHESKIO and the Haitian Ministry of Health prepare for the arrival of COVID-19 to Haiti. The Ministry of Health’s National Laboratory has been screening suspected cases, and on March 19, 2020, the first two cases were reported in Haiti. GHESKIO is working to establish testing for the virus at its Rodolphe Merieux Laboratory. The laboratory already has capacity to perform real-time PCR and tests for other respiratory viruses. Sandra Apollon Director of the GHESKIO laboratory is leading this effort. GHESKIO is also establishing clinic screening procedures to identify and separate patients with suspected COVID-19 and is also transforming its down-town in-patient facility for COVID care. These efforts are being done in concert with the Haitian Ministry of Health. 

Educational Brochure in Haitian Creole on COVID-19