Haiti Presentation

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Haiti

• An Unforgettable Trip
• For Service
• Mylene M. Rucker, M.D.
• Wellness Center, Visalia, Ca

Thank you to all the people in Visalia who
helped with this project!
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3rd Largest Country in the Caribbean Population
9.8 Million Highest point on the Island is 8,793
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Capital City Port Au Prince French is the
official language Located 50 miles from Cuba
1st Black Republic Caribbean/Africa/USA
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but on January 12, 2010 at 953 pm
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the most severe earthquake in 200 years
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7.0 Magnitude earthquake 70 of the city
destroyed 1 million inhabitants are
homeless Approximately 200,000 deaths and
counting.
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What about the People? Most Haitians are people
Of African decent coming Out of the experience
of slavery
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Medical Facts before the earthquake 50 of the
children are unvaccinated 60 have NO access to
basic health care Major causes of death
normally HIV/AIDS, Respiratory infections,
meningitis, diarrheal diseases including cholera
and typhoid. 90 of the Children suffer from
waterborne diseases and intestinal
parasites. 30,000 people in Haiti suffer from
malaria each year!
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Now this
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Not enough health care workers to meet the
need People came from all over the world to
help It was a privilege to participate
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I knew I had to do Something so
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A TEAM OF DOCTORS, NURSES AND MEDICS FROM
CALIFORNIA
MEDICAL MISSION ADVENTURES
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MISSIONARY CHURCH
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MISSION OF HOPE COMPOUND
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MY TRANSLATOR
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MISSION OF HOPE CHURCH
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FRIDAY NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
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THE FUTURE
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GETTING ORGANIZED
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RURAL HEALTH
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Light a candle for the people of Haiti and
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If you have questions or interested In travelling
to Haiti. Call (559) 635 - 1746
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Would you like to do something too? SISTER
FRIENDS STAND READY TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE
PEOPLE OF HAITI
ALSO..
American Red Cross www.redcross.org Catholic
Relief Services www.crs.org CARE
www.care.org Partners In Health
www.standwithhaiti.org/haiti Doctors Without
Borders www.doctorswithoutborders.org
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National OrganizationMission of Hope

• Mylene M. Rucker, M.D.
• Wellness Center, 2305 Midvalley Ave
• Visalia, Ca
• biotrope06_at_yahoo.com
• [phone]
• (559)) 308-5370

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