Are you coming to Haiti soon?

UPDATE:  NEED MET!  Thanks!!!!! If you will be coming to Haiti after June 8th and before June 25th, would you be willing to carry in some lab tests for the clinic?  Pretty please with a cherry on top!  Email me to work out the details lori at realhopeforhaiti dot org.

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A few lessons from Claudette

Smiles heal. When it’s time, ya gotta kick that walker to the curb! …unless you can use it as a jungle gym. Running is fun… …..and so dancing and kicking. And, most importantly, sisters rock!

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Regine

Regine lives in Leogane, close to the epicenter of the earthquake.  For several months prior to the earthquake, she was bedridden due to weight loss, weakness, kwashiorkor/malnutrition, severe stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea.  During the earthquake, a shelf with some heavy items fell on her.  A piece of splintered wood

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some tips for short-term medical missions

From Nicholas Cunningham MD Dr P.H. ~~~ Short term medical missions can contribute towards sustainable primary health care.  How? 1. Focus on those most at risk: women and children under five. 2. Insist that your funders allow you to put 15 (or more) % of your efforts and $ into

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The planting has started! Happy May 1st!

The rainy season had started here in our area and the so the mountains are open for planting! We have been growing vetiver in the clinic yard for a year now.  About every 3 months we can plant what has grown and replant new starts. Vetiver grass is amazing. The

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