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Medical care still 'challenging' as Haitian hospitals start comeback

Doctors at Haiti's largest hospital Monday delivered their first baby and carried out their first paediatric surgery since last week's devastating earthquake, according to a spokesman for the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO).

20 Jan 2010

The national university hospital is in fair condition, and surgery is being carried out there - and at three other institutions also rated as in fair shape - by doctors from nongovernmental agencies and international organizations, said Jon Andrus, MD, deputy director of the organization, part of the World Health Organization.

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