He has treated children with meningitis and asthma. Sixty percent to 70 percent of the Haitian children arrived with malaria. I think these people desperately need our help. Husbands were shot. Family members drowned.
Kids are sick in the hospital.
Seeing things here and what they're going through puts things in a different perspective. The hospital at Guantanamo abuts refugee camps located largely on McCalla Airfield, no longer used because the runway is too short. Medical workers wear face masks because many are afraid of contracting tuberculosis or other contagious diseases. A triage open-air tent is set up for refugees who might infect others. The MacDill staff is dealing with the challenges.