New Admits to the Rescue Center

ONEL He is 18 years old and weighs 68 pounds.  He lives with his sister who is a school teachers.  He has been losing weight the past few months and does not feel like eating anything.  His sister fixes food for him each morning before she leaves but he does

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Guest Blog from Paul: Improving Eye Care in Cazale

Every month, Lori has a specific teaching focus for the medical team in the clinic, a continuing education to keep knowledge and training up-to-date.  Sometimes, medically trained visitors give presentations to the clinic staff, depending on their areas of expertise.  August has been designated “Eye Month,” and I (Paul C.)

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Story #1 of the burn family-Guechenet

We wanted to begin sharing with you the stories of the burn family that so many of you have asked about.   There were six children that were burned and one adult.  One of the girls died the next day.  Currently, RHFH is caring for four of the children as

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Medika Mamba grads

We wanted to share a few of our recent medika mamba grads from the last few months.  We are very happy that we are able to continue this program here in Cazale.  The types of malnutrition we normally see are Marasmus (wasting), kwashiorkor (kwash) and Marasmic-Kwashiorkor, You can click here

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Throw back Thursday….a letter from mom :)

1/30/04 Dear Family and Friends, It’s early Friday morning. I’ve tried to set the morning aside ti write some letters. We’ve been back on the field almost 2 months – we jumped in and haven’t stopped since. As I look at a list of people I’d like to write –

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