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As with our first mission in Brazil this mission was also done in association with the Brazilian organization Fundmed and the American organization North West Medical Team International. The mission was done in the hospital Dirceu Arcoverde in the City of Parnaiba. We were lucky to work side by side with a French team of dentist that does an annual trip to the same hospital. Unfortunately this was our last time to see Mr. Harold Seidel, who was shot dead by a local criminal in August of the same year while traveling with a medical team from England.
Population : 172,000,000
Density : 20/km2
Fertility : 2.4 children/woman
Life expectancy : 68 years
Urban population : 81%