On November 10, 2026, senior Haitian government officials and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) leadership gathered for the official launch of the landmark \”Restoring Access to Essential Health Services\” initiative (designated project HA-J0012), marking a historic investment in the Caribbean nation’s strained public health system. The signing and launch ceremony was attended by Dr. Sinal Bertrand, Haiti’s Minister of Public Health, Kesner Romilus, Director General of the Economic and Social Assistance Fund (FAES), and Emmanuelle Mona, IDB Lead Specialist in Health, Nutrition, and Population and the bank’s official representative for Haiti and Honduras, alongside a cohort of senior technical staff from both institutions.
Far North : $100 million USD grant from the IDB to restore access to health services
