HPIC at Work

What a difference a day makes
A 21-year-old mother came to the local women's centre with her 5-month-old baby, looking for medical care. She presented with high fever, tremors, high blood pressure and pain during urination. Her daughter presented with mild fever and irritability due to teething.

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A Canadian team plus PTPs plus Straw huts equals Health care in Niger
When a team of nine Canadian health care professionals set up mobile clinics in isolated villages in Niger, the practice of medicine took on a whole new dimension.

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Who is my neighbour?
Furaha's story reads like a modern day Congolese version of the gospel's Good Samaritan, says Connie Smith, HPIC representative in Goma, DRC.

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With a lot of help from my friends
Javier Anderson and Rosibel Ocampo have five children, including 15-month-old triplets. Trying to take care of their family on an income of $155/month is pushing them well beyond their means.

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Tetanus vaccines expedited to Haiti
A special shipment of 5,000 doses of tetanus vaccine from Health Partners International of Canada has made its way to Port-au-Prince thanks to GlaxoSmithKline and Air Canada.

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Air Canada carries HPIC medicine to Haiti
Air Canada has responded to the call for humanitarian aid for Haiti by supplying free transportation and crew time for shipments of medicine, emergency supplies and medical personnel into the country, and for orphans and evacuees coming back to Canada.

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Haitian-Canadian doctors return home equipped with medicine from HPIC
Haitian-Canadian doctors are returning to their home country to help care for the thousands of Haitians who need medical attention following the earthquake on Jan. 12.

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Volunteers in Mississauga help send medicine to Haiti
When disaster strikes and emergency medical aid is a priority, the Physician Travel Pack from HPIC is in hot demand. Extra help is needed to prepare the packs and get them out the door quickly.

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Canadian Medical Assistance Teams hits the ground running in Haiti
Take an open field, a tent and a team of dedicated Canadian medical professionals - add medicine and supplies, including Physician Travel Packs from HPIC - and you have the makings of a make-shift clinic, ready to treat the flow of people who were injured when the earthquake struck the town of Léogane.

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The Northwest Haiti Christian Mission receives hundreds of earthquake survivors
The town of St-Louis du Nord in the northwest region of Haiti did not crumble when the earthquake struck the country on January 12, but the aftermath of the quake will be felt for a long time to come.

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