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Team Broken Earth - Newfoundland doctors and nurses team-up to lend a helping hand in Haiti
For the fourth time since the January 12, 2010, earthquake that devastated much of Haiti, a team of 30 Newfoundland health care providers will travel to Port au Prince this month to heal and teach. Victor Nerenberg tells us about their unique contribution to a broken nation’s recovery.
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