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Surgeons' Dispatch from Cange, Haiti

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: The roosters were curiously quiet. As daily aftershocks continued to rock Haiti, the usual chatter of animals in this rural clinic in Cange was replaced by the roar of cars and ambulances rushing in from Port-au-Prince. With most of the hospitals in the capital city devastated by the January 12 earthquake, the once-remote hospital that was set up to serve the rural poor had become a destination of choice for people injured in the capital. Thanks to the work of Boston-based Partners in Health (PIH) and its Haitian sister organization, Zanmi Lasante (ZL), medical care in Haiti has improved over . . .

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1000976

Authors: Stephen R. Sullivan, Helena O.B. Taylor, Thierry Pauyo, Michael L. Steer

Institutions: Partners In Health, Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Brown University, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Disaster Response and Management

Subfield: Emergency Medical Services

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2014836245

FWCI: 5.678

Cites: 5

Cited by: 18

Related to: 10