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Comte d'Estaing – in command of more than 500 volunteers from Saint-Domingue, fought alongside American colonial troops against the British in the Siege of Savannah, one of the most significant foreign contributions to the American Revolutionary War in 1779[208] Frankétienne – arguably Haiti's greatest author; he was a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2009 Garcelle Beauvais – television actress (NYPD Blue, The Jamie Foxx Show) Jean Baptiste Point du Sable – who might have been born in St Marc, Saint-Domingue in 1745; established a fur trading post at present-day Chicago, Illinois; he is considered to be one of the city's founders Jean Lafitte – a French pirate who operated around New Orleans and Galveston on the Gulf Coast of the United States; was born in Port-au-Prince around 1782[209] John James Audubon – ornithologist and painter; born in 1785 in Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue; his parents returned to France, where the boy was educated; he emigrated to the United States as a young man and made a career as he painted, catalogued and described the birds of North America Jørgen Leth – Danish poet and filmmaker[210] Sean Penn – American Oscar Award-winning actor, who currently serves as Ambassador-at-large for Haiti; the first non-Haitian citizen to hold such a position[211] Michaëlle Jean – 27th Governor General of Canada; was born in Port-au-Prince in 1957 and lived in Haiti until 1968 Wyclef Jean – Grammy Award-winning hip-hop recording artist Education Main article: Education in Haiti The Universite Roi Henri Christophe in Limonade The educational system of Haiti is based on the French system. Higher education, under the responsibility of the Ministry of Education,[212] is provided by universities and other public and private institutions.[213] Haiti counts 15,200 primary schools, of which 90% are non-public and managed by communities, religious organizations or NGOs.[214] The enrollment rate for primary school is 67%, and fewer than 30% reach 6th grade. Secondary schools enroll 20% of eligible-age children. Charity organizations, including Food for the Poor and Haitian Health Foundation, are building schools for children and providing necessary school supplies. Haiti's literacy rate is 52.9%.[118] The January 2010 earthquake was a major setback for education reform in Haiti as it diverted limited resources to survival. Literacy levels remain near 50%. Haiti is one of the lowest-ranked countries in the world, 177th out of 186, for national spending on education.[215] Many reformers have advocated the creation of a free, public and universal education system for all primary school-age students in Haiti. The Inter-American Development Bank estimates that the government will need at least $3 billion USD to create an adequately funded system.[216] Higher Education See also: List of universities in Haiti Upon successful graduation of secondary school, students may continue into higher education. The higher education schools in Haiti include the University of Haiti. There are also medical schools and law schools offered at both the University of Haiti and abroad. Presently, Brown University is cooperating with L'Hôpital Saint-Damien in Haiti to coordinate a pediatric health care curriculum.[217] Health Main article: Health in Haiti In 2012, 95% of the children in Haiti under the age of 10 have been vaccinated. Most people have no transportation or access to Haitian hospitals.[218][219] The World Health Organization cites diarrheal diseases, HIV/AIDS, meningitis, and respiratory infections as common causes of death in Haiti.[220] Ninety percent of Haiti's children suffer from waterborne diseases and intestinal parasites.[221] HIV infection is found in 5% of Haiti's population.[222] The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Haiti is more than ten times as high as in the rest of Latin America.[223] Approximately 30,000 Haitians fall ill with malaria each year.[224] Most people living in Haiti are at high risk for major infectious diseases. Food or water-borne diseases include bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, typhoid fever and hepatitis A and E; common vector-borne diseases are dengue fever and malaria; water-contact diseases include leptospirosis. Roughly 75% of Haitian households lack running water. Unsafe water, along with inadequate housing and unsanitary living conditions, contributes to the high incidence of infectious diseases. There is a chronic shortage of health care personnel and hospitals lack resources, a situation that became readily apparent after the January 2010 earthquake.[225] |
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