Sonograms

Once a month, a doctor comes to the clinic to perform sonograms for women.  Pregnant ladies love to see their baby and learn if it is a boy or a girl.  Not all women can afford to have a sonogram done during their pregnancy, but it is still important for

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Renia

I received a very sad call last night.  Renia died around midnight.   She was having difficulty breathing yesterday.  Her growth grew a lot in the past 2 weeks.  She called her mama and gave her a kiss and a hug just minutes before she died.  We are thankful that

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New admits

MILOCHARD She is 3 years old and weighs 19 pounds.  She has 6 living siblings at home.  This is her first time with kwashiorkor and we are hopeful that she will have a quick recovery.  She is currently on the medika mamba program. LOUKENDY This little one is 2 1/2 months old

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It’s Time for Toys!

The shipping container arrived.  We steadily made it through unpacking all the wonderful donations our amazing supporters sent us.  It seems that the best was saved for last – THE TOYS!  It looked like Christmas around here last week.  Lots of package opening and battery installing had to be done. 

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Thank you!

One way to prevent cholera and other diseases is to promote good hygiene practices.  Many are willing, but do not have access to sanitation services.  It is common for some to have to use the gardens because they don’t have a latrine or outhouse.  The community group, GVADK, has built

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Update on Renia

See previous post on Renia here, here and here I have been putting this post off because it is a hard one to write.  The result from Renia biopsy took almost a month to come back.  We all celebrated with Renia and her mama during that month while she was with

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