Fednel is 15 months old and weighs 19 pounds, several pounds of this weight is from his swelling due to kwashiorkor. He was brought to the clinic by his mama and grandma. His mom stopped breastfeeding him 2 months ago and he has been declining since that time. He does
total patients = 1893children 0-14 yrs = 837prenatal = 152adults = 904 number of births = 16 (1 in hospital, 15 at home)postnatal consults for mother and baby within 15 days of birth = 16breastfeeding = 16weight of baby when born under 5 pounds = 1number of women who should
If any of you have been down to Haiti before, you are probably very familiar with this classic Haitian meal. Diri – rice, sos pwa – bean sauce, and legume – vegetable stew. This is generally a very hearty meal and keeps you filled. Each family’s legume recipe varies as
In June of 2010 a team from EMI USA came to RHFH to help us plan out where we would place all the building on the new land. It was an exciting time to see where everything would be located and get an idea of the layout and the building
I will talk about an aspect of Planting Hope that is exciting to me. To put it simply, space. Medical care is very different in Haiti than in the U.S. or compared to other developed countries- to state the obvious. Many Haitians have no access to the care they need
