93% of Haiti in health insecurity

Wednesday, at the close of the First International Conference on Health Financing, Florence Duperval Guillaume, the Minister of Public Health said that 93% of the Haitian population lived in health insecurity, stressing that the health sector, require the contribution and efforts of all, according to its specialties, to out Haiti of this deplorable situation. Pamela White, US Ambassador accredited to Haiti, wondered if the authorities could spend more than 5% of national budgets to health https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13719-haiti-health-the-haitian-state-spends-100-times-less-on-health-care-than-cuba.html "Talking is good, but we must take action," she affirmed front the the various stakeholders of the health system.

May 1, words of President Martelly

"The Feast of Agriculture and Labor is the perfect time to pay tribute to all Haitian workers; it is an opportunity to recall the efforts made by the State to improve the national production. My Administration sets itself the task of qualitatively and quantitatively increase agricultural production to the benefit of the Haitian people," said the President Martelly, this May 1st.

Schedule of the Embassy of Haiti in Washington

The Embassy of Haiti à Washington D.C. and its Consular Section will be closed Friday, May 1, 2015 in observance of Agriculture and Labor Day in Haiti. Also, on Saturday, May 2, 2015 there will be no Consular service due to the cultural event "Passport D.C." We will reconvene for business on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.

Festivities in Jacmel

Thursday at the Tourist port of Jacmel, the children of Haiti National Institute of Music (INAMUH) offered a prelude music concert at the Feast of Jacmel May 1st. The tourist wharf was also the scene of an agro-craft exhibition coordinated by the Ministries of Culture and Agriculture.

Inauguration of the DGI in Marigot

Thursday in Marigot, the President Michel Martelly inaugurated the new branch of the General Tax Directorate (DGI), whose construction was funded by the Treasury to the tune of 12.5 million gourdes (12, 570,530.50 Gdes) "Se nan tout depatman peyi a pwojè devlopman serye ap inogire. Sa se prèv jefò ak travay gouvenman Tet Kale a pou pèp la. Se pou nou aprann pwoteje sa nou genyen se sa kap ede’n avanse tout bon sou wout pwogrè a," declared the Head of State.

Schedule of the Embassy of Haiti in DR

The Embassy of Haiti in the Dominican Republic, informs the public that Labor Day is celebrated on May 1 in Haiti and May 4 in the Dominican Republic. The Embassy of Haiti will be closed during these two holidays.

Haitian films at the 31st Festival Vues

The 31st Festival Vues d'Afrique offers a prominence to Haiti in its programming. Not to be missed: Saturday, May 2, the film "Kamelo" by Jean-Claude Bourjolly www.vuesdafrique.com/index.php/cinema/festival-de-cinema-vues-d-afrique-2015/billets-en-ligne/kamelo at 2 p.m. Claude Jutra room at the Cinémathèque québécoise, 335 de Maisonneuve Boulevard East, Montreal, Entrance $ 10 ticket on https://secure.lavitrine.com/Step1Servlet?showingID=310359&lang=0 Additional information on Vues d’Afrique : www.vuesdafrique.com/index.php/cinema/festival-de-cinema-vues-d-afrique-2015/billets-en-ligne

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