Medical work in Haiti: 'incredible privilege'

By Russ Rankin, Baptist Press

Two Florida nurses keep medications moving through pharmacy area at field hospital in Port-au-PrincePORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (BP) – A team of medical volunteers from  Florida hasn’t stopped working since arriving in Haiti on Feb. 3. There is just too much to do.

It has been nearly one month since the massive earthquake shook this impoverished nation.

Some estimates have placed the death toll as high as 200,000. Following an initial assessment by Florida and Southern Baptist disaster relief representatives, Florida joined South Carolina, Kentucky and Mississippi in mobilizing emergency medical teams to help lead the Baptist response, following initial medical teams from Arkansas and North Carolina.