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Friday, June 18, 2010
Amigo, a 13-year old boy (his name has been changed for privacy), grew up in an impoverished family in Mutarara with his three older siblings. In 2008, when Amigo was eight years old, both parents died of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) within two months of each other. The memory of their painful death without treatment still haunts him today.
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Monday, June 07, 2010
On the day she was born, Nhau’s father was buried. Before another year passed, Nhau’s mother also died – leaving the infant, still breastfeeding, and her two siblings as orphans.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Honduras is considered one of the poorest countries in Central America. More than 50 percent of the Honduran population lives below the national poverty line. About 35 percent of the population lives on less that $2 per day.
Medical Teams International has been in Honduras since 1998 implementing a variety of projects that helps save lives and increase the capacity of the local communities.
More than 13,000 people will benefit from our HIV and AIDS Program.
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Almost five years ago, the biggest tsunami of our generation hit the shores of the countries surrounding the Indian Ocean. Sri Lanka, along with Indonesia, India and Thailand, was hit with wave surges, some as high as 45 feet.
The tsunami killed over 40,000 people as it destroyed homes, businesses and hospitals. Across Asia, millions were left homeless. Since 2004, we have been responding with over $30 million in medical supplies, emergency relief and development programs.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Embet Alemu is a 35-year-old Ethiopian mother of six who knows rising food prices are just one factor taking a toll on her family’s health.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
SRI LANKA - "As I was running to the ocean my mind was racing--airway, breathing, circulation--CPR, that is all I was thinking. I shouted for someone to call for the Hikkaduwa Ambulance as I dove into the water." The man would not be able to save this life--but he would prove that the system could work.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Worldwide - Marie Davis, RN, vividly remembers her first volunteer team with Medical Teams International. The year: 1984. The place: Ethiopia. "It was my first time overseas," she says. "Talk about shock." Davis lived in a tent infested with fleas and worked intensely as the camp grew from 3,500 people to 35,000 in just weeks.
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Sri Lanka - As a volunteer health promoter in her hometown, Lalitha Ranjini cares for the families she knows most about--her own and those in her village. "Working with Medical Teams International changed my life," says this 33-year-old wife and mother of two.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
MYANMAR - Cyclone Nargis swept through Myanmar May 2-4, 2008, killing an estimated 140,000 people and severely affecting 2.4 million. Dr. Wendy Dyment, Medical Teams International’s emergency health specialist, recently returned from six weeks in the country.
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Monday, July 07, 2008
Dr. Hal Vick, an OB/GYN from Oregon, served the women and children at Galmi Hospital (Medical Teams International's partner) for three weeks. His blog brings to life the intense needs of the Nigerien people and also supports the notion that one person can make a difference in the lives of others.
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Monday, July 07, 2008
USA - The Medical Teams International distribution center in Portland, Oregon, is a 21,000-square-foot warehouse that can house more than 550 pallets on 11 floor-to-ceiling rows. Four staff members and hundreds of volunteers examine the incoming supplies weekly--checking expiration dates and tossing damaged goods. Their quality control is meticulous and necessary for the hundreds of thousands of people these supplies will help
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Senior staff writer, Maribeth Martin, sat down with Bill Massaquoi, Medical Teams International's Liberia country director, to talk about our work in Grant Cape Mount County, Liberia.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Don't tell Preston (16) and Gracie (13) Altree they can't change the world. This brother and sister from Tigard, Ore., have already raised thousands of dollars for tsunami survivors and most recently, for malaria prevention and awareness
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Thursday, April 10, 2008
MEXICO - As night approached the Tultitlan dump, Dick Saulsbury met a man along the road. "My Spanish is poor but I managed to say something about the chilly air." A few seconds later, Saulsbury heard, 'Senor, senor,' behind him. The man had taken off his sweater and was offering it to him.
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Friday, April 04, 2008
In the growing trend to focus on others, brides, grooms and birthday celebrants bid people to donate to causes rather than buy gifts
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
SUDAN - A Sudanese mother brings her malnourished and dehydrated child to our medical clinic.
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Friday, February 29, 2008
Some people are born to serve others. Their jobs, hobbies and friends all reflect their innate desire to help other people. Ian Yocum, lieutenant firefighter and paramedic with Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue from Keizer, Ore., is one of these people.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Medical Teams International, in collaboration with the Christian Health Association of Liberia (CHAL), recently began the training of 20 community health promoters (CHPs) selected from towns and villages in all five districts of Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia. The trainees are all residents of the County.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Medical Teams International, in collaboration with the Christian Health Association of Liberia (CHAL), recently began the training of 20 community health promoters (CHPs) selected from towns and villages in all five districts of Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia. The trainees are all residents of the County.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
WASHINGTON - It was Dr. Jack Ehlen's first time as a volunteer on our Mobile Dental clinic. But he says, "Not my last."
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
UGANDA - "There is nothing else like it in the country," said one Ugandan official at the opening ceremony. All other centers for youth are located in the major cities. For the first time, young people from the rural areas can access state-of-the-art care in their own backyard
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
WASHINGTON - Dr. Stephen Knoff, in his work as an oral surgeon in Kirkland, Wash., loves to help people in acute need. A priority for him and for his staff is to help desperately needy people who cannot afford care.
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Friday, February 08, 2008
SRI LANKA - Donnie Woodyard is Medical Teams International’s EMS manager in Sri Lanka. He recently sat down with staff writer Tracey Goldner to talk about how this program began in Sri Lanka, why it is needed—and what makes it sustainable.
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008
OREGON - Vose Elementary is bursting with potential--and with need. Bright, inquisitive eyes at this school are often matched with deep cavities and cracked teeth. Pain threatens to overshadow potential. The dentists volunteering with Medical Teams International's Mobile Dental program don't want that to happen, but they need help to meet a growing need.
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Monday, February 04, 2008
Our volunteers are working in Nakuru District [red dot] in partnership with MAP International.
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Thursday, January 03, 2008
PACIFIC NORTHWEST - When flood waters rose to catastrophic levels in early December, many families lost everything--their homes, businesses and possessions. Engorged rivers and streams overflowed into the streets and eventually made their way up through the floorboards, coating everything with a thick layer of mud.
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Thursday, January 03, 2008
After Cyclone Sidr, families made homes from what materials they could gather. BANGLADESH - While other families marked Christ’s birth this past Christmas at home with friends and loved ones, four volunteers with Medical Teams International spent the season bringing medical care to villagers in Bangladesh.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
HONDURAS - Born with a life-threatening heart condition, Keydi, a young girl from a poor Honduran family, has survived despite the odds. Her mother, Glenda, had little hope of finding help for her little girl. But this year, Keydi received the heart surgery she needs to live a full and productive life.
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Friday, April 27, 2007
VIETNAM - Dao Thi Lien runs a small convenient store on the 5. "Emergency Medical Services chapter," declared on a prominent sign in her window, alerts her neighborhood that she is also a first aid station. First aid--and the only aid. Medical Teams International is training volunteers like Lien in First Responder skills that will prevent further injuries after accidents...and even save lives.
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