Haiti 1997

Haiti was our first mission ever. The team worked in association with the Crudem Foundation located in 9043 Ladue Rd. St. Louis, MO 63124. The team members lived with the Catholic monks from Italy.

Date of Mission: April 5th through April 12th, 1997
Number of cases: 35
Type of cases: Most of the cases done in Haiti were gallbladder diseases, thyroid tumors, and complicated groin hernias some of the patients had their hernia for over 40 years.
Members of the mission: Medhat Allam, MD, Ravi Kothuru, MD, Bob Mineo, CRNA

Population : 7,000,000

Density : 252/Km2

Fertility : 5.7 Children/woman

Life Expectancy : 52 years

Urban Population 36%