Staff Spotlight: Nurse Carol

Carol began working at the RHFH Clinic in September of 2005.  Her duties include patient consultations and medication distribution.  Carol attended nursing school in Haiti at the Axillary School of Ms. Miriame,  where she graduated at the top of her class.  She is married and lives in Port-au-Prince, which is

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New admits this past week

NOELCA She is 3 years old and weighs 23 pounds.  She has abcess in her rectum and has kwashiorkor.  She had a rough weekend with lots of pain and drainage but is finally feeling better today.  Noelca has one living sister.  She is currently on the medika mamba program. JOHN

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Hurricane Sandy Update

The eye of the hurricane is well past us.  Haiti managed to not get hit by the center of the storm.  However, the country is experiencing a vast amount of rain and consequential flooding.  Looking at the radar map, it doesn’t seem that the rain will be over anytime soon.   Here in

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CTC construction update

You can see past updates about the building of the CTC here and here Here is Zach looking out over the site. at the beginning ….. foundations being build….. ready to do the columns and start putting the block up… the walls are starting to go up……. This is how it looks

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New admits to the Rescue Center

CHANTELE She was admitted with a 103.8 fever. diar, and kwashiorkor.   She is a little over 2 years old and weighs 18 pounds.  She was referred to us from a Pastor friend from the village of Orange (a 5 hour walk and taxi ride).   Chantel has 2 living sisters and

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Special need for 2 TB patients

UPDATE:  So far there has been $796.25 donated.  We only need $247.50 to have this need met! The community of Cazale has donated yet another house for our use at this time.  We were in need of a place to put two ladies we have that are TB positive.  They

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