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A Productive Week for Maternal and Child Program in Nigeria
April 2, 2010 // Read More

Written by: Robin
From the field: Pampaida, Nigeria

Greetings from Nigeria!

I had a very productive week. I arrived in the village of Pampaida around 6 pm on Monday. I was waiting for the vehicle to take me out since 8 am. But… this is Nigeria! This is the dry season. Everything is brown with a thick layer of dust. It was the rainy season in Oct/Nov when I was here last. The fields were full of crops, flowers were blooming. I definitely prefer the rainy season.

The people have been so...

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Eritrea Medical Mission 2010: Limb Salvage & Limb Deformity Correction
March 30, 2010 // Read More

"And We Learned as Much as We Taught"

On April 2, 2010, we will send out a team of podiatrists and specialized surgeons to Asmara, Eritrea in partnership with Limb Rescue International. This medical mission will allow the team to continue the work they began last spring in Eritrea. During last year’s mission, team leader Dr. Keith Goss, Drs. Jennifer and Doug Paccacio and surgical nurse Jane Royalty were accompanied by a surgical resident and two medical students.

For many of the team members, it was a life-changing experience. Along with...

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Thousands Amputated – Many Find Hope in Walking Again
March 18, 2010 // Read More

Kenda is a friendly and talkative 17-year-old Haitian girl with big brown eyes and a beautiful smile. Just a couple months ago, she was one of many bright young students in Port-au-Prince whose lives abruptly changed because of the devastating earthquake. On January 11th, Kenda’s leg was severely crushed under the building rubble. Luckily still alive, she and her mother were taken from Port-au-Prince to a hospital in Hinche for emergency medical care. Unfortunately, like hundreds of other Haitians, Kenda’s leg was amputated below the knee.
 
At the hospital, Kenda’s nurse (her...

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A Community Coming Together for Haiti
March 10, 2010 // Read More

Crutches and Canes for Haiti a great Success!
by Shawn Carolan-Abell

Thanks to this wonderful community and to everyone who participated, the drive last month to collect Crutches for Haiti was a great success! The total amount collected was 134 pairs of crutches, 61 canes, 3 quad canes, 2 forearm crutches, 3 black boots for foot injury, 3 walking sticks and two prosthetic legs! All donations were sent to Physicians for Peace warehouse in Virginia, and then on to Haiti.
 
Physicians for Peace designed...

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Why Many Amputees Have to Endure a Second Surgery
March 9, 2010 // Read More

Numerous amputation surgeries that were performed immediately after the earthquake in Haiti were done in tent hospitals under candlelight in order to save lives.  It’s understandable that these amputations were not up to the medical standards of prosthetic fittings for later in time. To compound the problem, Haiti lost two well established amputee clinics from the earthquake, but Hanger Orthopedic Group and its partners, including Physicians for Peace, quickly established the Haitian Amputee Coalition Prosthetic and Rehabilitation Center to aid the amputee population. The clinic opened in...

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