Our second stop was at the Mother Theresa Mission, where we met with Rick Hodes, an American doctor who has recently been gaining media attention in the US for his 20+ years work in Ethiopia. Most recently, he was on Good Morning America: (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/13/rick-hodes-american-docto_n_535533.html) and an HBO Documentary entitled "Making the Crooked Straight" (www.makingthecrookedstraight.org).
The organization is worldwide and it's mission is to treat "the poorest of the poor." Dr. Hodes specializes in patients with heart conditions, spinal tuberculosis, and cancer. He takes it upon himself to seek pharmacological interventions and surgeries for the patients that need them- he finds the best surgeons around the world to perform these life-saving operations. Dr. Hodes has adopted a number of the children himself in order to get them health insurance for the operations. He is a hero in so many ways and it was a privelige to meet him and his patients and to see the facility.
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