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Yvonne Sylvain

Yvonne Sylvain (1907-1989) was Haiti’s first female doctor. She was born on June 28, 1907 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Dr. Yvonne Sylvain is the daughter of the Haitian writer Georges Sylvain, a Haitian activist and an important figure of resistance against the American occupation of Haiti. Influenced heavily by her father, she attended Ecole Normale d’institutrices, where she graduated and began to work as a teacher. At the age of 28, she was the first woman accepted into the medical school of the University of Haiti, and where she earned her medical degree in 1940. She then received a scholarship from the Inter-American Health Bureau and was admitted to the Columbia University Medical School. Dr. Yvonne Sylvain is Haiti’s most notable and admired woman. She made many contributions to the medical field in Haiti and inspired other Haitian women to follow her steps. For many years she worked at the General Hospital in obstetrics and gynecology. The high mortality rate in Haiti initially inspired her to be a doctor, she invested her time and skills in treating many Haitians for various diseases. She was very passionate about the immediate health problems plaguing Haitians: sterility, overpopulation, cancer. She was most interested the treating sterile women. She also taught feminine hygiene to her female patients. She became the Vice- President of the Haitian Foundation for Health and Education. She also became a professor of medicine at the University of Haiti. She worked as a delegate in public health, especially for the reproductive health and research for the World Health Organization (WHO). She also brought her medical knowledge to several African countries like Nigeria and Senegal. She worked as a Doctor in Costa Rica. She was upset by Haiti’s poor means of cancer treatment. She was adamant about investing in X-rays and other medical equipment to diagnose cancer. It was her dream for more medial advancements to arrive in Haiti to decrease the number of Haitians dying of cancer. She was a part of the Haitian League against cancer and helped introduced in Haiti the Papa Nicolaou's test for uterine cancer screening. She is also recognized for creating the foundation for the Haitian community of Brothers, of which she was and active vice president till she died.

Her Medical Journal

She was very active in combatting the high infant mortality rate in Haiti and published a medical Journal called "Infant mortality in Haiti: Statistical test from the daily registers of the maternity and pediatric service of Haiti. Port-au-Prince General Hospital, Boletin de la Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana (OSP), vol. 20, No. 11, November 1941.

Her Art She actively promoted Haitian culture through her art. She worked heavily in the fields of art, painting, writing, art criticism, theater and even radio animation. She was a very important cultural operator for her community. Art, painting and theater were very important interest for Yvonne Sylvain during her early stages of life because she was deeply inserted in a very cultural community. However the helplessness she felt from her mother’s passing inspired the 28 years of devotion to medical sciences. Her Activism She was also active in the women's suffrage movement, the Ligue Féminine d'Action Sociale (LFAS) which help give Haitian women the right to vote in 1950. She published articles on public health issues in the Ligue's news outlet, La Voix des Femmes.

Her Honors

The Haitian Medical Association ( AMH) gave the posthumously honor the first Haitian woman doctor, Yvonne Sylvain.

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