Last post written about Jess RHFH post about Jess Post Jess wrote about coming here In less than 24 hours there will be a change happening at RHFH. A first time change for us. A new staff member for RHFH. In less than 24 hours RHFH Jess will be here! She will
Yesterday morning we had another child die at the RC. She had just recovered from cholera and was severely malnourished before hand and just could not make it. We were talking yesterday about how much death we have seen just this past week at RHFH. Many kids have died and we
THALIE She is 11 months old and weighs 12 pounds 6 ounces. She is very sick. Her mom become pregnant with another child and stopped breastfeeding her at about 5 months old. She has been getting worse since then. She was in a Peds hospital in Port and become sicker
I have started this post several times now trying to get into words what we at RHFH are feeling tonight. We are very overwhelmed. Even through the flood, earthquake and many other large challenges we have faced we are feeling more right now. We see no real end in sight.
I wrote about Loner a few weeks ago here. A return patient from the RC. A child that recovered and was well, only to come back several months later very ill and near death. We have this from time to time. We do the best we can with the resources
From Nicholas Cunningham MD Dr P.H. ~~~ Short term medical missions can contribute towards sustainable primary health care. How? 1. Focus on those most at risk: women and children under five. 2. Insist that your funders allow you to put 15 (or more) % of your efforts and $ into
