Cultural Beliefs

V.P. is a 4 year old boy who came to clinic last week because his father thought he had a bug in his ear. On arrival the boy was seizing. His oxygen saturation was very low at 69%. His father said he started seizing while on their way to clinic.

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Thankful for Medika Mamba

Last fall we were unable to get mamba like we had been getting it for year in the capital of Port-au-Prince. This was due to roads being blocked and areas begin taken over by gang activity. We began making AKAMIL (a high-protein porridge) for the children that were moderately malnourished

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Villagers View~Fond Rigol

The area of Fond Rigol was just an area where there were many gardens and very few houses. Several years ago, right before the earthquake, the government came and built a road through our area. We have seen after they built the road that the area is beginning to develop

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Words from Gretchen~ a letter to her girls in Feb 1994

Am I doing ok writing you? Is it enough? It seems like everyday I write in my spare time. I am writing all the thank you letters and answering other people letters that have written us. I started keeping tract of the incoming letters and outgoing letters to make sure

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