Haitian child undergoes Heart Surgery
posted July 27, 2010 by webmaster
Kellen T. Knott* – In January of 2010, Medical Teams International volunteer physician, Tom Martin of Portland, Oregon, while working at a medical clinic in Haiti identified a young girl, 15 year old Stephanie Privert, as a candidate for potentially lifesaving heart surgery in the United States.
When Dr. Martin identified Stephanie, she was underweight, had [...]
More than a Surgical Mission
posted July 13, 2010 by webmaster
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...Members of Haitian Soccer Team Visit Hospital in San Antonio
posted April 24, 2010 by webmaster
San Antonio, Texas – Recently Mary Ullmann Japhet , Associate Executive Director for San Antonio Sports, had the privilege of accompanying a few Haitian National Soccer team players to Christus Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital to visit two beautiful 10-year-old Haitian girls, Naika and Bethlie. Healing the Children helped secure medical treatment in the US for [...]
Read More...Louisville Delegation Brings Help and Hope to Ghana
posted April 18, 2010 by webmaster
Steve Diamond, executive director of the Louisville Chapter of Healing the Children, recently led a delegation to the Tamale Teaching Hospital in Ghana, Africa .
The trip was part of a visit organized by Diamond and the Sister Cities of Louisville, Inc. to develop a relationship between the medical schools and teaching hospitals in Louisville and [...]
A team of U.S. doctors discovers the unexpected on a mission to Ethiopia
posted April 14, 2010 by H Jackson
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 [...]
