Diabetes in Haiti

By Dr. Briana Zachary – I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 2 years old. I was born in a developed country and my parents were able to provide access to state of the art medical care. I have an insulin pump which provides insulin in a

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New Admits

Erveline  Erveline is going to turn 4 years old in April, and weighed 9.5kg (20.9 lb) when she came in to Real Hope with her dad. She had swelling in her legs, and had been having diarrhea for about a month. She had lost her appetite before the diarrhea started,

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Newbies

Schnaika She is 6 months old and weighed 9 pounds when admitted. She came in with slight edema, was very small from her malnutrition, had a 101 temperature and was quite dehydrated. She has 1 sister, 1 brother and 1 sibling who has passed away. Her mom and dad both

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  Jn Renold He is 4 years old and weighed 24.5 pounds when admitted. He was admitted with severe malnutrition and edema. He was enrolled in our outpatient mamba program starting in May 2015 but then abandoned the program in November 2015. He came back to clinic in October of

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