In this issue

A Message from a Mom.
Blogger, MTI supporter and mom of five, Beth Woolsey observes differences in preparing kids for school.

Bringing Smiles to Children.
Sugar cane isn't the best pacifier for children in Honduras.

Growing Strong in Haiti.
The lasting impact of disaster drives volunteering spirit.

Healthy Beginnings.
Vaccinating 1,500 children in Guatemala to prevent pneumonia.

Getting Real.
REAL. LIFE. Exhibit volunteer, Bonne Zollner, describes life-changing experiences of exhibit visitors.

(PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 2, 2010)-The cholera outbreak in Haiti is worsening. So, Medical Teams International is sending its sixth team to Haiti tomorrow to treat more infected patients. The team includes several veteran volunteers, including husband and wife duo from Portland; Drs. Mary Burry and Tom Hoggard.

"The situation within Port-au-Prince is escalating," reported Ted Steinhauer, Haiti country director for Medical Teams International. "We are finding bodies in the streets, particularly by the waterfront and in the densely populated areas. There

Prepares For the Worst in Haiti

(PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 4, 2010)-Medical Teams International is relocating three volunteers to Port de Paix, Haiti, to help treat new cholera patients who are directly in the path of a hurricane set to hit the island tomorrow.

"La Pointe Hospital contacted Medical Teams International to request assistance with a cholera outbreak there," reported Ted Steinhauer, Medical Teams International Haiti Country Director. "La Pointe Hospital dealt with 20 cases of cholera last night and another 12 cases this morning."

A medical team of eight nurses from Washington State, assembled by North Shore Baptist Church, Bothell, WA, is leaving today to join other volunteer medical workers on the scene.

The cholera outbreak was confirmed near Saint Marc, just north of Port-au-Prince, where farmers raise rice. This is the first known epidemic since the January 12, 2010, earthquake which

The essential medicines and supplies have arrived in the Northwest region of Pakistan where heavy rain has caused rivers to overflow their banks. More than 1,500 people are known to have died in the floods. The supplies have been received by in-country partners,

(PORTLAND, Ore., June 16, 2010) - The worst violence in 20 years in Central Asia's Kyrgyzstan erupted last week between nationals and ethnic Uzbeks living in Kyrgyzstan. Since then, tens of thousands of Uzbek families have fled to neighboring Uzbekistan, seeking shelter from the violence.

Medical Teams International is providing medical care and food for those on the run - mostly women, children and the elderly. The Portland-based agency sent two Emergency Health Kits to

(PORTLAND, Ore., Apr. 21, 2010)-Tigard-based Medical Teams International proves that they have not forgotten about the survivors of the earthquake in Haiti. This week alone, a shipment of medicines and supplies valued at $386,000 will arrive, along with their 16th team of medical professionals.

The medical shipment will arrive in Haiti on Wed., Apr. 21. The shipment includes Interagency Diarrheal Disease Kits (IDD Kits). The full kit will provide treatment for 100 severe cases of

Three doctors, two nurses and an emergency logistician leave on Wed., Jan. 20 to join the six doctors and three nurses already in Haiti. Doctors leaving tomorrow include: Marie Angele Theard (Oregon Anesthesiology Group), Steve Boyer (Oregon Emergency Physicians) and Bob Gibson (Portland physician). Nurses are Carol Caudle (Willamette

Medical Teams International has also been in touch with their partner organizations in Haiti. Today, country director of Haiti Foundation of Hope, Delamy Bizilme reported, "What I see I cannot express, a lot of houses collapsed and they cannot take