Cholera Treatment Program: Successfully Complete!

While Haiti is full of beautiful people, it also is full of complex problems. At times, ministry can be discouraging here as the complications continue to stack one on top of another. Systemic problems within Haiti’s infrastructure, economy, and political arena coupled with other global realities give the impression that

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New Admits to the Rescue Center

Anaelle is 20 months old. She has been following in the outpatient malnutrition program for multiple months, however, her nutritional status has not been improving. Unfortunately, her father would not consent to inpatient treatment until last week. Her weight for height is 6 standard deviations below the average for Haitian

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Clinic Review: Dec 2020

total patients=1303total days worked=12average pts/day=108.5adults=7530-14 yrs=549 prenatal=119births=14 asthma=5seizure=14diabetic=51hypertension=136anemia=60diarrhea=20heartburn=275cough & cold=203ear infection=15UTI=36STD=27fungal infection=25 kwashiorkor=12# of kids on 3 mamba programs (moderate and severe malnutrition)=38# of kids on 3 mamba programs that graduated=19 emergencies=29dressing changes=410patients sutured=17IVs placed=5 # of patients that had labs tests done=175# of lab tests done=650# tested for HIV=24tested

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Patient of the Month – Luxandia

We first met Luxandia when she was a baby. She was born with spina bifida. It was shortly after the earthquake and she was able to get surgery here in Haiti. She continued to follow in the clinic over the years. In 2017, she became terribly ill and was admitted

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Clinic Review: Nov 2020

total patients = 1569adults = 885prenatal = 1310-14 yrs = 684 anemia = 156asthma = 6seizure = 7diabetic = 48hypertension = 139 diarrhea = 34heartburn = 315urinary infection = 48fungal infection = 62ear infection = 30cough & cold = 222vaginal infection = 49STDs = 33 kwashiorkor = 23 (sharp increase)%

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Giving Hope This Christmas

Change lives with your Christmas gifts this year! Do you have loved ones that are hard to shop for, you want to honor in a special way, or you don’t know what to ask for yourself? We have the perfect gift opportunity for you: Giving Hope This Christmas. By donating

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