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Dr. Moïse official becomes Colonel

A
quiet-spoken but forceful champion of the
causes of his fellow Haitians, Dr. Moïse is
deeply involved with south Florida’s Haitian
community, rendering medical assistance
and representation. Between 1984 and 1990 he co-
hosted two weekly radio programs aimed at educating
South Florida’s Haitian population on medical issues
and concerns. At the start of the AIDS epidemic, Dr.
Moïse was successful in spearheading a highly success-
ful campaign to remove what he saw as an unfounded
stigma by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,
thereby enabling Haitian residents in Florida to donate
blood through the American Red Cross.

He is also the Founder and President of the Kenbe Foun-
dation, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to Dr. Moïse official Military
raise awareness and sensitivity to the challenges facing
Haiti today. Kenbe is a Haitian word meaning “hang Dr. Moïse with President of Haiti Michel Martelly
on” –help is on the way. Kenbe’s principal goals are to
improve health care and reforestation. One of Kenbe’s
first missions was to establish a dialysis unit in Haiti, a
treatment which was urgently needed. As part of Op-
eration Kenbe, Dr. Moïse has united both Haitian and
American entertainers to record a music video, “Join
the Line”, to heighten awareness of the plight of the
Haitian people. The “Join the Line” soundtrack is also
the theme song of the 1997 NOAH awards Gala.

Dr. Moïse is also a founding member of the National
Organization for the Advancement of Haitians. He is
co-owner of access Health Solutions, a minority health-
care network dedicated to treating underserved popu-
lations, and one of the largest providers of Medicaid
services in Florida; and as Chairman of Haitian Affairs
for the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.

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