Haiti medical relief: Cholera update from Real Hope for Haiti

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Cholera update from Real Hope for Haiti

Please take a few minutes and read Real Hope for Haiti's post about cholera from today. Real Hope for Haiti's staff has kept impeccable records over the past 12+ months. This post contains a lot of really interesting information about cholera case numbers and trends over the past year.

Please also check out this post which details the incredible efforts of Real Hope for Haiti's staff as they reach out to remote communities, working to educate and prevent cholera, and when necessary, helping transport cholera victims to the treatment center as quickly as possible.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed money to Haiti Mission Project over the past year. Donated money was used to purchase medications and supplies for Real Hope for Haiti's (RHFH's) Cholera Treatment Center. We will continue to purchase medications and supplies for RHFH as they are needed. I hope you can see from the post above that your donations have made a huge difference! Mesi anpil ~ thanks so much!

0 comments:

Post a Comment

what I'm doing

I first traveled to Haiti in 1998. For the next 10 years, I visited Haiti once or twice a year, working with various organizations but mainly with Providence Ministries. I finished pediatric residency in June 2007 and spent 9 months volunteering as a pediatrician in Haiti from Sept 2007 through May 2008, then started fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine. I finished fellowship in mid-2011 then started an attending job. My state-side home is in Minnesota.

While in Haiti in 2007-08, I worked at a medical clinic in La Digue, a small village about 30 miles north of Port au Prince. We saw children with conditions common in the developing world, such as malnutrition, malaria and parasites, as well as conditions common in children all over the world, like respiratory and gastrointestinal infections.

Five days after the earthquake in January 2010 I joined a medical relief team at Heartline Field Hospital in Port au Prince. I initially planned to stay 6 weeks but ended up staying for about 5 months total throughout the year, traveling back and forth multiple times in 2010 while running the field hospital. I have had the privilege of providing medical care for some of the strongest, bravest people I've ever met.

In 2011 and beyond my medical work in Haiti has continued, first by responding to the cholera epidemic, then in other areas as needs have arisen. I continue to work with several different organizations in Haiti including Heartline Ministries. I spent over 4 months in Haiti in 2011 and I'm looking forward to several more months in-country coming up in 2012.