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Leorne RAYMOND, victim of the January earthquake. She has broken her left thigh bone, left leg bones and a broken right ankle. She was put on tibial traction for the treatment of her femoral fracture, an external fixator for her leg fracture. Her...
There are six African teams in the World Cup 2010 - and another six in the HALFTIME! 5-a-side tournament planned for Friday July 2 in Johannesburg. Swaziland is one of the determined soccer teams of HalfTime! © MSF This small nation, South Africa’s...
We have a 26 year old man coming in with an infected swollen right leg and having a fever. He is a victim of the earthquake with the last 2 toes amputated. Problem now is he has an open wound in his big and second toes, being neglected for a long...
Think of the global fight against HIV/AIDS as the deciding match during a global football tournament... The massive international response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic has reached the HALFTIME mark after a decade of impressive progress. More than 4...
Photo source: Ryan KO The first angel We have 3 very cute little angels in our wards now. The first one is a 8 year boy knocked down by car with a femoral fracture. He’s been on traction with a wooden stick inside a cast from another centre. When we...