Trauma, Mental Health, & Haiti Final Project - Katie Guidera April 2014 | Page 7

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PART
 II.
 US
 Newspaper
 Op-­‐ed

In
 January
 of
 this
 year,
 we
 passed
 the
 four-­‐year

While
 the
 short-­‐term
 challenges
 of
 ensuring
 adequate

anniversary
 of
 the
 earthquake
 that
 –
 in
 a
 matter
 of

care
 to
 those
 living
 with
 HIV/AIDS
 were
 fought
 head-­‐
minutes
 –
 crippled
 the
 small
 island
 nation
 of
 Haiti,

on,
 the
 international
 community
 has
 all
 but
 forgot
 the

taking
 the
 lives
 of
 hundreds
 of
 thousands
 of
 people

long-­‐term
 battles
 that
 HIV-­‐positive
 Haitians
 continue

and
 d evastating
 the
 livelihoods
 of
 millions
 more.

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