Medical Training in Haiti: Insights from the Cornell Model

Medical training in Haiti, like many other sectors, is going from bad to worse.

Claudy Junior Pierre
16 Oct 2025 — Lecture : 3 min.
Medical Training in Haiti: Insights from the Cornell Model

Dr William Pape en conversation avec des formateurs du centre de formation médicale de GHESKIO

Comparing Cornell University’s programs in Haiti and Tanzania, Dr. William Pape warns of the imminent risk of an irreversible “brain drain.”

In the early 2000s, in Mwanza, Tanzania, there was only one community health center serving a population of 15 million, with just one doctor for every 50,000 inhabitants.
Twenty-four years later, thanks to a partnership with Cornell University, Tanzania has made spectacular progress, building one of the most robust health systems in East Africa.
This situation h

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