By Rachel Ross

The first patient on whom we used the ultrasound was a 65 year old woman with a 2 year history of pain in the lower abdomen. Her daughter had brought her to every clinic within a 20 mile radius to be checked out before finding us. She had been treated for various parasites, bacteria, recommended multiple dietary changes, tested for pregnancy and then told it was normal menopause with no alleviation of her symptoms... Continue reading

By Susannah Empson

Susannah: What changes have you seen in the clinic since your arrival?
Andrew: The turnout of patients has increased dramatically. When I first arrived here in August I would see about 15-20 patients a day. Now on a slow day we see about 25, and on a busier day we treat 45 or more.
Susannah: What do you see as the reason for this increase in turnout? Continue reading

By Dan Kelly with Peter Locke excerpt

After the January 12th earthquake in Haiti, many of us wondered how we could help the northern hemisphere's destitute sick. Having no vacation left, and reading in The New Times that 6000 to 8000 people lost limbs or digits from the quake, I realized my best contribution to Haiti might be writing an article, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on March 3rd, about the lessons I learned working with Sierra Leone's amputees. Continue reading