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.

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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