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Paul Farmer Tapped by Former President Clinton as Deputy U.N. Envoy to Haiti

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

August 12, 2009 - 3:02pm

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Former president Bill Clinton, who is now the U.N. special envoy to Haiti, announced the appointment Tuesday of Harvard professor Paul Farmer as his deputy.

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The Long Wait: Reproductive Health Care in Haiti

Reader diary posted by RHRefugee, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.

May 28, 2009 - 4:22pm

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Last month, Haiti's donor conference raised money for a nation that has weathered storms time and time again.  The pledges added to the previously committed $3 billion in international assistance.  While all of this may seem like a large amount of money for a small Caribbean island, little investment in reproductive health has undermined overall goals of poverty alleviation. A new report highlights the gaps in reproductive health in Haiti, where re-occuring crises place women and families at risk.


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