Chances are if you have a medical emergency in Canada, you’ll pick up the phone and dial 911 — but for people in third world countries like Haiti, a Caribbean nation next to the Dominican Republic, accessing health care isn’t that easy.
Haiti has devastated by Hurricane Matthew — the storm has torn through concrete walls and rooftops, and thousands of Haitians have been forced to flee for their lives.
READ MORE: Hurricane Matthew death toll spikes to more than 100; Haiti devastated
Dr. Roetka Gradstein, a family physician based in Halifax, has traveled to Haiti several times with a non-profit group of Canadian healthcare professionals called Team Broken Earth. They’re planning to go again to help with much-needed disaster relief.
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