Clinic Review: JAN 2021

total consults = 1598consults for adults = 758consults for 0-14 yrs = 691 prenatal consults = 149at-risk pregnancies = 36babies born = 25 anemia = 69asthma = 9seizures = 15diabetic = 61hypertension = 151 cough and cold = 302diarrhea = 39ear infections = 15eye infections = 33fungal infections = 75respiratory

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Patient of the month: Jonet

My name is Jonet and I’m 37 years old. I love God and do my best to follow Him. I want to tell you my story. I’m 37 years old and was born in a small village named Lalane, not far from Cazale. I went to school until the 3rd

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Cholera Treatment Program: Successfully Complete!

While Haiti is full of beautiful people, it also is full of complex problems. At times, ministry can be discouraging here as the complications continue to stack one on top of another. Systemic problems within Haiti’s infrastructure, economy, and political arena coupled with other global realities give the impression that

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New Admits to the Rescue Center

Anaelle is 20 months old. She has been following in the outpatient malnutrition program for multiple months, however, her nutritional status has not been improving. Unfortunately, her father would not consent to inpatient treatment until last week. Her weight for height is 6 standard deviations below the average for Haitian

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Clinic Review: Dec 2020

total patients=1303total days worked=12average pts/day=108.5adults=7530-14 yrs=549 prenatal=119births=14 asthma=5seizure=14diabetic=51hypertension=136anemia=60diarrhea=20heartburn=275cough & cold=203ear infection=15UTI=36STD=27fungal infection=25 kwashiorkor=12# of kids on 3 mamba programs (moderate and severe malnutrition)=38# of kids on 3 mamba programs that graduated=19 emergencies=29dressing changes=410patients sutured=17IVs placed=5 # of patients that had labs tests done=175# of lab tests done=650# tested for HIV=24tested

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Patient of the Month – Luxandia

We first met Luxandia when she was a baby. She was born with spina bifida. It was shortly after the earthquake and she was able to get surgery here in Haiti. She continued to follow in the clinic over the years. In 2017, she became terribly ill and was admitted

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