The following blog post explains what is currently going on in Haiti, a year later after the devastating earthquake hit and why for some people it is a time to return and lend orthopaedic care once more. This post is the second of a two-part blog post about Haiti. The first question that people ask [...]
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Returning to Haiti One Year Later, Part 1
January 19, 2011 – 11:53 am
The following is a blog post recounting the first days in Haiti a year ago and the reasons why the need for orthopaedic care continues and why some volunteers want to return to continue the original mission. This post is the first of two parts written about the return to Haiti. A year ago we [...]
Thanks for support in Haiti and back home – Dr. Matelic
February 22, 2010 – 11:35 am
Home tomorrow. We went to Port-au-Prince today and visited the university hospital. It is the only standing med center in the city. We saw all the destruction first hand and drove through the busiest, noisiest, and dirtiest city I have ever seen. We actually wore face masks to protect us from the smoke, stench of [...]
