Additional-Presentation-USF-Advances-in-Urology-Haiti-Beilan

International Volunteerism Program Resident Reports z Haiti Experience Jonathan Beilan, MD University of South Florida - Tampa, FL July 2016 z Haiti   Demographics  Health  Population: 10.8 million  Infant Mortality: 59/1000  Life expectancy: 63 years  83% Lack of Sanitation  Language: Creole and French  37% Lack of Clean Water Economy  Poorest country in America  54% with < 1$/day  15% unemployment rate tradingeconomics.com /who.int z  Death toll estimates range from 100,000 to about 160,000  80% or more destroyed  Post earthquake Cholera outbreak z  Parasitic Infection caused by roundworm (Wuchereria bancrofti)  Spread by mosquitos (Culex sp., Anopheles sp., Aedes sp)  Microfilariae worms reside in the lymphatic system:  Lymphedema  Elephantiasis  Hydrocele Lymphatic Filariasis z   Medical Treatment  Mass-Drug Administration  Albendazole + Ivermectin / DEC  Mosquito Control Disability Management  Surgical treatment of Lymphedema  Hydrocelectomy Lymphatic Filariasis z Léogâne, Haiti Hospital Sante Croix z z  Case Log  18 Bilateral  37 unilateral z