The following article was recently published in the Global Pulse, the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) International Health Journal. The author, Drew Lee, spent time shadowing Dr. Hodes in Ethiopia. He offers a nice perspective on Dr. Hodes’ work there: http://www.globalpulsejournal.com/pdfs/Lessons%20in%20Ethiopia.pdf
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While at the Mountainfilm Festival in Tellluride, I met a girl named Prudence, a severely handicapped young woman from Zimbabwe who is an amazing singer. A film about her, Music By Prudence, just won an Academy Award this year. Prudence is in a wheelchair with a disease called arthrogryposis. Her legs have been amputated above the knee, she has little use [...]
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Great News: Wednesday night, 15 patients and 3 staff returned from Ghana after successful surgery. One patient remains and will be back in a couple of weeks. – Rick
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