Greater Philadelphia Chapter Contact Information
Contact: Desi Ferrell, Director
Address: 46 St. Andrews Ct., Westampton, NJ 08060
Phone: (609) 261-4695
Fax: (609) 859-2198
Web: www.htcphilly.org
Making a Difference in Ethiopia
January 12, 2012 by HTC · Leave a Comment
Watch this clip that aired on NBC 10 in Philadelphia on January 5, 2012.
Read More...More than a Surgical Mission
July 13, 2010 by webmaster · Leave a Comment
When Desi Ferrell, Executive Director of the he Philadelphia chapter, visited Black Lion Hospital in Addis Ababa Ethiopia a year ago, she was overwhelmed by the magnitude of the problems. The hospital, once the flagship of Ethiopia’s public healthcare system had fallen into disrepair. The pediatric ward was filled with well-appearing children. Each had a [...]
Read More...A team of U.S. doctors discovers the unexpected on a mission to Ethiopia
April 14, 2010 by H Jackson · Leave a Comment
By Harold Jackson, Philadelphia Inquirer Opinion Columnist
(Article first appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer 4/04/2010 used by permission)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Eight-year-old boys, when they are not in school, should be outdoors with their friends, playing ball, finding treasure in what grown-ups throw away, shouting in glee because that’s what little boys do.
But not 8-year-old Zemen [...]
