Staff spotlight-Sisters Malene and Janet

These two lovely ladies are sisters.  They come from a family of 2 girls and 6 boys.  Their mama died when they were very young.  They lived with their aunt growing up in a near by village.  Several years ago they moved to Cazale so that they could be closer

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Highlights from Haiti: 7 October 2014

The US Government’s plan to help reduce gender based violence in Haiti. A case study in preventing acute malnutrition in young children. After recently opening a new airport terminal in Cap-Haitien, work has already started on building another international airport in Jeremie. Haitian workers in the Dominican Republic continue to

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Clinic Images

Babies, babies everywhere! Ginette is praying for a patient. The government is giving out these posters for us to display for rabies precaution and treatment. This child’s arm circumference is in the green.  That means that they are considered a healthy size and not malnourished.  🙂 Parents waiting to be

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Bironce needs our help

Bironce came to the clinic with a fever and a swollen lymph node that came up on her neck. Everyone thought that it was an infection and she was put on antibiotics. The fever went down, but the lymph node didn’t.  An American doctor that was here saw her and

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Highlights from Haiti: 31 October 2014

 Uncertainty regarding former President Aristide is mounting. Eco Toilets, turning waste into fertilizer while helping with sanitation issues Here is a free resource, Rural Medical Education Guidebook, that might benefit you if you are providing healthcare in such a context. Could surfing spark tourism in Haiti? US Government pushing to

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