We want to thank you for supporting the medical clinic so that patients can receive care and love. In November, we reached 136,892 patient charts (1998 til now). That’s 136,892 lives touched with your support and generosity! In November, there were 1001 children that were weighed, measured, and screened for malnutrition.
DONSKY He is is 2 1/2 years old and weighs 28 1/2 pounds. He has been sick for over a month with kwashiorkor. His mama thought he has a curse upon him and was trying to get the curse removed. His edema got so bad that his foot split open.
**Thank you the need has been met!!! **Update we have someone that is willing to match 1/2 of the funds needed for Judner surgery ($720)! We are so excited about this opportunity! So far we have $275 donated. We are still in need of $445 to meet this need
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
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
We are happy to say that this has been a year where cholera had seemed to stay at a low rate. There were even whispers that the UN was hoping to say cholera was gone from Haiti towards the end of this year. Unfortunately, that just isn’t so.
