This Team Does What It Takes to Serve Their Community
March 21, 2013

Hats off to the Hospital Albert Schweitzer (HAS) Rehabilitation team – they have taken it to the next level! 

While visiting with our partners at HAS today, we traveled with part of a rehab team, led by Haitian physical therapist, Nathalie.  She received her training in the Dominican Republic and even though her husband continues to live there, she wanted to move back to her home country to share her new skills.

Together we scaled mountains, reaching patients that would otherwise not receive the rehabilitation they need. 

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Inclusion, Participation & Empowerment of People with Disabilities
February 6, 2013

International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) World Congress
February 4 – 7, 2013
From the Field: Hyderabad, India
Written by: Mary Kwasniewski

Delegates from 84 countries gathered this week in Hyderabad India for the 14th International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) World Congress to share ideas and collaborate in the multidisciplinary field of rehabilitation. Yesterday, while at the conference, we heard about all of the rehabilitative work going on in Latin America, Nepal, India and Malaysia, just to name a few.


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Continuing to make a difference in Haiti
January 12, 2013

January 12, 2010, an unforgettable date to all of those who live in Haiti.  On that day at 16:53 local time, an earthquake with a devastating magnitude of 7.0 occurred.  Its epicenter was approximately 16 miles west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.  The earthquake caused major damage in Port-au-Prince, Jacmel and other areas of the region.  Many notable landmark buildings were significantly damaged or destroyed, including the Presidential Palace, the National Assembly building and the Port-au-Prince Cathedral.  Some of these landmark buildings have yet to be rebuilt.  Physicians for... read more

We Teach Others so they Can Heal Many
October 25, 2012

From the Field: Asociación Dominicana Rehabilitación, Dominican Republic
Written by: Homer Babbitt & Innes Boland

Carlos Luis Jiménez Pena (center left) and Jose Casado (center right) of the
Asociación Dominicana Rehabilitación in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
began the University Don Bosco distance learning program for Prosthetic and
Orthotic (P&O) certification two years ago. As part of this training they receive
periodic hands-on training and education from educators such as longtime
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Capacity Building at Work
October 18, 2012
Prosthetic Training, Amputee Care, Dominican Republic

From the Field: Universidad Católica, Santo Domingo
Written by: Homer Babbitt

Note: Physicians for Peace designed its Walking Free program to educate and train prosthetic, orthotic, and rehabilitation providers in underserved regions. The project assists both government and nongovernment entities to enhance their established prosthetic and orthotic (P&O) rehabilitation centers.  This week our team is in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
 
Physicians for Peace staff member Homer Babbitt describes his experience with us in his own words…

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