WICHELSON Wichelson is 18 months old and weighs 25 pounds. This is his first time with kwashiorkor. His other issues have been fever, vomiting, diar and a cold. He is currently on the medika mamba program. STANLEY Stanley was in the RC in 2009/2010 lowest weight 13 pounds 3 ounces
There is a company in India that sells quick tests for cholera. We have been using these tests occasionally since the cholera outbreak began last year. Most patients that come to the cholera hospital do not need tested. We feel fairly certain that they have cholera from their symptoms. From
Our miracle girl is doing so good! You can read more about her history here, here, here and here. Just wanted to show you the empty spaces in her mouth 🙂 She is about to get some big, beautiful, un-rotten teeth in!! Thank you to each and every one of
Being HIV & TB positive is not easy in any country, but here in Haiti there are not many options for our patients. Would you consider helping with transportation cost for Anika to travel to Partners in Health to begin her treatment for both of these illnesses. The cost is only
This past week we had a return visitor, Jacob, and his friend Kent. They are both firefighter from Texas. They had a busy week here at RHFH. They did shifts at the cholera house, worked in the clinic, played tag with the kids, cleaned and did many other things to
To read more on this locally made fortified peanut butter called Medika Mamba see the Meds & Foods for Kids website here. Valancia’s lowest weight while on Medika Mamba was 15lbs. She graduated at 20lbs. Renista was swollen with Kwashiorkor and lost 5lbs of water weight which put her at
