Dr Jen has been helping Heartline, Dr. Coffee and RHFH with purchasing much needed medications and supplies this past year. It has been a great help to RHFH to be able to get many meds that cannot be purchased here in Haiti. We were especially grateful during the months when we were
Previous post on Serette here, here and here Serette went back home a few weeks ago. She is doing well and coming to visit to get her medications and a check-up every few weeks. She is attending school as well. Her heart is still bad but she is doing well on
What is kwashiorkor? Kwashiorkor is a type of malnutrition that is rare in the United States; it is most common in areas of drought and famine. Kwashiorkor is due to inadequate protein in the diet despite an adequate caloric intake. Symptoms may include irritability and fatigue followed by slowed growth,
There have been a lot of children that have went home this past month. The majority of them are pictured below. Please note that a high majority of the children are admitted with kwashiorkor, due to this many of them have a beginning weight (when they are swollen) and then
North American Rescue generously donated 50 Raven model 90C litters for use in the cholera hospital and clinic. These are important in transporting many cholera patients to the treatment center. The patients are able to be carried safely and with ease over rural mountain paths to the cholera treatment center
REAL HOPE FOR HAITI – ONE YEAR CHOLERA REPORT One year has come and gone, but cholera is not going away and neither are we. We know that many of you have kept up with the cholera situation over this past year and we appreciate that. There have been many
