New Admits

ANSELOT Anselot was referred to us from another clinic nearby.  He has been having signs of kwashiorkor for about one month now.  This is his first time with kwashiorkor.  He has been sick for about 2 months with fever, cold, and diarrhea.  He has 2 other brothers at home and

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Prevention

Imagine that you are working in your garden. You’ve been working in your garden all day, it’s now mid- afternoon. Your family depends on the produce from the garden for food. You start having some chest discomfort. You get heartburn from time to time and don’t think much of it.

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Clinic Review: January 2018

Total consultations: 1707 >14yrs old: 1008 0-14yrs old:  699 Malnutrition 0-5yrs:  519 Total children seen 0-5yrs: 208 % of children malnourished in Jan: 40% Tested for malaria:  10 (3 positive and treated) Amount of dressings done:  295 Emergencies: 31 Children admitted to outpatient RUTF (PlumpyNut) program: 8 Children graduated program:

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St Vic Comes back for a visit

St Vic was with us part of  2012 and 2013.  He received treatment for malnutrition and also had two surgeries for his knees. He was a favorite to many that visited and was a joy for our staff. Over the years we have seen his parents and siblings a few

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Christina

Christina is a delightful young lady with cerebral palsy, who was abandoned at the RHFH clinic on October 26, 2010. She can not walk or sit up on her own or hold her head up. She can not speak and she is very spastic. She gets very excited when people

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Kreyol 8 – Chants D’esperance Kreyol (CDK)

San Sovè, san Bondye, sa ou va fè? Lè ou ape mouri, sa ou va fè? Lè sa li serye, nanm ou prale; Ki sa ou va tounen; sa ou va fè? Ale, Ale, Ale, Alelouya Ale, Ale, Ale, Alelouya Ale, Ale, Ale, Alelouya Ale, Ale, Ale, Alelouya Moun ki

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