Visitation Hospital News

October 5, 2009

New York Times                                                                By MARC LACEY
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — They came in pinstripes and clutched BlackBerrys that surprised them by going off the same way they did back home.

Associated Press
Former U.S. president Bill Clinton, who is now the U.N. special envoy to Haiti, announced the appointment Tuesday of Harvard professor Paul Farmer, a pioneer in community health treatment for the world's poor, as his deputy.

Our new address is:
237 Old Hickory Boulevard                                                                      Suite 201                                                                                         Nashville, TN 37221                                                          Phone:  615-673-3501

By JONATHAN M. KATZ
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Three international organizations canceled $1.2 billion of Haiti's debt Tuesday, freeing up millions of dollars each year for the deeply impoverished Caribbean nation that is beset by humanitarian crises.

Ophthalmology society praises Dr. O'Days accomplishments and contributions to health care.

Check is presented to VHF on Monday, June 21, at a Rotary Presentation in Clarksville.

Kenneth H. Merten, Nominee for Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti.
(The White House, 6/4)

Direct Relief received a grant to provide Vitamin A to the Visitation Clinic.

Visitation Clinic staff will soon be treating severely malnourished with a food supplement known as "Plumpy Nut." This is a safe and effective paste consisting of peanuts and milk with a little sugar and vitamins and minerals.

Bill Clinton is to be the new UN special envoy to Haiti, a spokesman for the former US president said.  Miami Herald