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El Hospital Docente Materno Infantil Fernando Velez Paiz

August 23, 2010 // Read More

From the Field: Day 2: Managua, Nicaragua - Burn Care Program

The day started early with a trip to the local children's hospital of Managua. Our host, Dr. Ivette Icaza the APROQUEN administrator picked us up from the hotel early in the morning as we had a long day scheduled ahead of us.

The morning’s visit to the public burn unit at the Velez Paiz Hospital yielded a tour and meeting with Dr. Croos,Director, the head of nursing and with two of the hospital administrative staff. The country’s children’s burn foundation APROQUEN began its work within these...

Day 1: Managua, Nicaragua - Burn Care Program

August 22, 2010 // Read More

Written by: Ellen Libby - PFP Staff
From the field: Managua, Nicaragua

After days of preparation for the trip, Anne and I high five each other after passing each hurdle to get our selves to Managua. We finally sigh with relief after arriving safely this Monday morning without any missed connections or airport drama. Once in Managua, we are greeted by our Nicaraguan Physicians for Peace volunteer, Alba, who was patiently waiting for us at the airport. Without hesitation, we dove into business matters on the state of psychological care in Managua and how to...

Day 6: Exploration Time

August 19, 2010 // Read More

From the Field: Dominican Republic (PALS)
Sent in by: Achal Patel

With the medical training portion of the trip complete we were fortunate enough to use our free time to explore the area nearby Santiago. We revisited the family with whom we had dinner a couple of nights ago. Today we had a trip planned to the Dominican jungle out to a local river in the foothills of the mountains surrounding the valley within which Santiago lies. The trip took us through small villages and gave us a much different...

Robin's Final Days in Nigeria and Already Planning Her Next Trip

July 27, 2010 // Read More

Robin's Final Days in Nigeria and Already Planning Her Next Trip
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 by Maternal and Child Health
Week Two:
Thursday April 1st

Greetings from Nigeria!

Wow! What a week! Monday was Dr. Ojo’s birthday. With a little help from Banke, I was able to surprise him with a cake. The entire staff joined us to sing Happy Birthday.

We left for the village around 11:30 as we had a meeting...

The NY Times Reports on VVF

July 26, 2010 // Read More

The NY Times Reports on VVF
Friday, March 13, 2009 by Maternal and Child Health
Recently, the New York Times reported on the devastating problem of vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) that affects over 2 million women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. This condition, which often results from prolonged labor in young girls, is a tragic problem for mothers in poverty who have no access to medical care.

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Physicians for Peace has had several successful medical missions to Kaduna, Nigeria. Kaduna is part of the Millennium Cities Initiative...