“Unprecedented destruction.” These two words have been spoken frequently by government officials, aide workers and news anchors during the past couple of months. Between hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, as well as the earthquake in Mexico and wildfires on the Pacific Coast, natural disasters have created great need for aid in the United States and […]
FIU-FAST team back from medical mission to Guatemala
It was first come, first serve; so the patients, about 600 a day, camped out overnight and spent up to 10 hours in line to be seen by a doctor — doctors (and nurses) who themselves traveled more than 3,000 miles to see them, at a makeshift clinic set up inside a basketball court with no […]