The Clinic

Haiti day 4

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May 28th 2007
Today we spent all morning filming at The Salvation Army’s Health and Nutrition Clinic inside the compound at Port-au-Prince. The clinic opens at 8am but when we walked around the corner to the entrance at 7:30 there was already a crowd of more than 50 people lining the “waiting room” benches under a shelter outside the facility! The clinic is mainly for mothers, babies and young children, ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Haiti

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The native Arawak Amerindians - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by Columbus in 1492 - were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French established a presence on Hispan... ... read more