Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that affects red blood cells. Up to 30% of people of African descent carry the gene for Sickle Cell disease. And it is not an uncommon disease in Haiti. Unfortunately, sickle cell disease is very serious and often causes significant complications such as
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He is 20 months old and has the beginning signs of kwashiorkor. His weight for height is 3 standard deviations below the average for Haitian children. He has 1 brother and 1 sister, and he is the youngest. The family of 6 lives in a 4 room home made of
