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Women’s Health Initiative At The Dr. HGD Foundation Medical Clinic, Haiti

For the last two years, the Dr. HGD Medical Center has noticed a significant increase in the amount of cases of women complaining of vaginitis. In response to this urgent need, the HGD Medical Center and its partner, the UCLA Global Health Program conducted a research initiative and capacity building exercise which will enable the clinic to have a clear and well defined diagnostic and treatment protocol. For one week, the UCLA Team, led by Dr. David Cutler with the HGD Foundation and the participation of Dr. Karthika Devarajan and Dr. Shan Theventhiran of IMHO screened more than 200 women in order to streamline the main cause of vaginitis in the community. After one week, the team was able to come to a general conclusion that the majority of vaginitis cases have been due to women bathing with the local well water. The team instructed patients to bath with treated water and also treated all vaginitis cases. The HGD Medical team is now well equipped to screen and treat any form of vaginitis that is seen. The HGD Foundation would like to thank IMHO for their continued support and dedication to The Dr. HGD Foundation’s work and commitment to women’s health.