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In Haiti, a Mission of Religion and Medicine for Father Rick

In Haiti, a Mission of Religion and Medicine for Father Rick

12/24/2012

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In Haiti, a Mission of Religion and Medicine for Father Rick

Clip: 12/24/2012 | 7m 49s

In Haiti, a Mission of Religion and Medicine for Father Rick

Father Rick Frechette went to Haiti 25 years ago on a religious mission to shelter families "broken by tragedy." In his mid-40s, he decided to become a doctor, and then built a modern pediatric medicine facility Fred de Sam Lazaro reports as part of our Agents for Change series on the constant challenges Frechette has faced.

12/24/2012

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