In the pre-dawn hours of January 13, a phone call awakened Dr. Jonas Rigodon and his wife at their home in Neno, Malawi. The news was bad. A massive earthquake had just hit their native Haiti.
Shocked and worried, Jonas and other Haitian physicians at PIH sites in Africa—which include Malawi, Lesotho, and Rwanda—struggled for news of family, friends, and colleagues. And, just a few days after the quake, these skilled physicians boarded planes to aid in the immediate relief efforts.
Now back in Malawi, Jonas recorded a short video which I found to be of interest as I have recently spent time volunteering in both countries. In it he describes his return to Haiti, the ways in which international collaboration has strengthened his parent organization Partners in Health, and the importance of PIHs comprehensive approach to health and human rights.
Shocked and worried, Jonas and other Haitian physicians at PIH sites in Africa—which include Malawi, Lesotho, and Rwanda—struggled for news of family, friends, and colleagues. And, just a few days after the quake, these skilled physicians boarded planes to aid in the immediate relief efforts.
Now back in Malawi, Jonas recorded a short video which I found to be of interest as I have recently spent time volunteering in both countries. In it he describes his return to Haiti, the ways in which international collaboration has strengthened his parent organization Partners in Health, and the importance of PIHs comprehensive approach to health and human rights.
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