NYT: Covid-19 Trickles Into Haiti: 'This Monster is Coming Our Way'

A recent article in the New York Times features Drs. Jean William Pape and Daniel Fitzgerald, Professors of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, speaking about the anticipated surge in Covid-19 cases in Haiti. 

“Dr. Pape’s team has been feverishly drafting a treatment protocol that is both effective and realistic for a country like Haiti.” They have also trained community health workers to conduct door-to-door screening for Covid-19 symptoms and sensitize residents of slums in Port au Prince of the importance of hand-washing and wearing masks. 

The NYT article highlights the efforts Haiti is currently making to set up hospital beds and obtain the necessary equipment to care for Covid-19 patients in the near future. Click below to read more.

NYT: Covid-19 Trickles Into Haiti: 'This Monster is Coming Our Way'