Good Luck Marie Winshell Saint-Jean!

Head nurse Marie Winshell Saint-Jean has worked with NECH-CIEH since June 2015, proving to be a dedicated collaborator who promoted excellence in all our endeavors. However, in June 2023, Marie took a leave to pursue other professional opportunities. Her commitment and contribution will leave an indelible mark in the memories of NECH-CIEH. We thank her for her exemplary work and wish her continued success in all her future endeavors.

2020 Workshop

We gathered on November 7, 2020 at the Karibe Hotel for the 7th Annual NECH-CIEH workshop, expertly organized and implemented by our team: Marie Winshell Saint-Jean, Cherline Forestal, Marie Guerline Jean, and Medina Belance. Session topics included: the nurse’s role in prevention and infection control, CPR; and oxygen therapy. We look forward to gathering again next year!

Special thanks to: Esther Pierre (emcee) and Fabiola Lauvensky (saxophonist).We also thank our guest lecturers: Guertha Cenord, Rose Nadie Charles, Dorothy Duplan, Jean Lionel Jerome, and our friends at Stop-accident (Lucknel Dorvelus and James Jean Pierre).

Ashoka Fellowship

Claudia Thomas Riché Inf. M Sc IA

Executive Director 

Ashoka Fellow 2019

We at NECH-CIEH are especially proud of our colleague, Claudia Thomas Riché, who was named an Ashoka Fellow in 2019. This prestigious lifetime recognition is given to selected social entrepreneurs like Claudia, who are collaborating to transform institutions and cultures worldwide to support changemaking for the good of society. 

Click here for a detailed description of Claudia’s work, published when she was elected to the Ashoka Fellowship in 2019 in recognition of her important work creating a collaborative network of nurses with the goal of positioning nurses as health changemakers within and beyond the clinic walls, into the community, in order to promote better health habits and disease prevention.