The French Ambassador to Haiti Visits the Southern Department

The French Ambassador to Haiti, Antoine Michon, was in the south of the country. This Thursday, June 26, Mr. Michon visited the Immaculate Conception Hospital in Les Cayes. This visit was an opportunity for him to observe the progress of rehabilitation work on the maternity ward and pediatric unit, financed by France through the TIMAMA project, implemented by Entraide médicale (EMI).

Ambassador Michon reiterated France's commitment to supporting Haiti in the medical field. «France reaffirms its commitment alongside Haiti for a more equitable, inclusive, and resilient health system, for the benefit of the most vulnerable populations,» he said.

The TIMAMA (Tibebe Manman Malere) program was launched by the French Development Agency (AFD) in 2016. It aims to improve access to care for women and children in rural and isolated areas.

Its first phase was deployed in 2018 in the departments of Grande-Anse, Sud, and Nord-Ouest, amounting to 8.95 million euros. A second phase in 2020 brought the total funding to 11 million euros.

After the earthquake of August 14, 2021, the AFD got involved by providing emergency aid for the reconstruction of certain damaged health facilities. In 2025, it granted an additional 2 million euros to support health infrastructures in Sud and Grande-Anse, which daily receive a plurality of people coming from the metropolitan region of Port-au-Prince, due to the climate of insecurity.

Gedeon Delva