Medical Director Musings: Water Contamination

Diseases from contaminated water kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war (charitywater.org.)43% of those deaths are children under five years old.Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Subsequently, they have many problems with infectious disease and especially with waterborne disease. In 2011 alone, 6,000...

GR3 in the Bahamas

Friday, September 13th 8:00 amThe GR3 Team arrived in Freeport yesterday with medical supplies. They had to stay in a hotel overnight which had no electricity or running water.Freeport experienced a tidal surge and a lot of this area was flooded. Flooding has been a long term challenge. Therefore, any residents...