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Wednesday October 30, 2024

Scientific Forum

This forum will be in French, English and Spanish

Socio-political instability in Haiti: barrier to access to health care and challenge to overall health.

Zanmi Lasante/Partners in Health is hosting its annual conference on October 30th, 2024, around the theme of socio-political instability in Haiti and its implications for health. The goal of this Forum is to strengthen multidisciplinary research in order to understand and address health challenges in an unstable context.​

Objective of the conference

 

  • Understanding and addressing health issues in Haiti

  • Defining strategies to improve healthcare provision

 

Discussion topics

 

  • Impact of instabilities on access to health care

  • Solutions to optimize the quality of care in unstable situations

​​Since the 19th century, Haiti has faced chronic socio-political instability, characterized by armed clashes, provisional governments and deep societal tensions. These instabilities have recently taken a turn towards gangsterization, exacerbating violence and precariousness. They are often attributed to the country's institutional and economic deficiencies.

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Socio-political context

 

  • Institutional and economic deficiencies

  • Violence, gangsterization, precariousness+

 

Health consequences

 

  • Impact on social determinants of health

  • Devastating effects on Haitian society

  • Increased physical and mental pathologies

  • Weakening of health institutions

 

Challenge to global health

 

  • Restriction of civil and public liberties

  • Difficulty accessing health care

  • Decrease in investments in the health sector

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This year, the Scientific Forum, on the theme "Socio-political instability in Haiti: barrier to access to health care and challenge to overall health", will take place on October 30, 2024 in conference room 1 of the University Hospital of Mirebalais, in person and virtually from the following link.
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How to participate?

  • A 300-word summary of the presentation, including the title (in French or in English) no later than October 4th, 2024.

  • A presentation note, including the field, the research axes and the institution associated with this research.

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