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ZIMBABWE: Air Pies and Sun Crushes, volume 2

9 images Created 7 May 2015

The Howard Hospital is a rural mission hospital run by the Salvation Army in Zimbabwe. This is a selection of photos from 2006 to 2012 depicting daily life and portraits in and around the hospital. It is a story about commitment, anger, poverty and dignity. It reminds viewers in the developed world that health care is not to be taken for granted, shows a different kind of Africa and attempts to portray a wider and deeper understanding about everyday, common life on a rapidly changing continent.
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  • Kartu Village, Zimbabwe. December 10, 2008. The mother fell down a mountain and broke her neck  five months ago and is now permantly disabled. She receives some support from the Howard MIssion Hospital and Godknows Orphan Support Scheme. But mostly she will spend the rest of her life on the floor of her mud hut being attended by her daughter.
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  • Howard Hospital, Zimbabwe. December 10, 2008. A teenage woman holds here amputated leg. She had her leg mangled by a crocodile while wishing in a nearby lake.
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  • Howard Hospital, Zimbabwe. December 12, 2008. A woman in her late twenties or early thirties lies on the hospital floor recovering from a spontaneous abortion. She was transfered from a bed.
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  • Glendale, Zimbabwe. 2006. -- A woman poses for a portrait outside the hospital kitchen during a rainstorm. -- The Howard Hospital is a well established Salvation Army rural mission hospital located north of Harare, Zimbabwe. It is so entrenched in the Chiweshe community that they consider it as their own.
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  • Mufuka Village, Zimbabwe. November, 2012. -- Elizabeth Mufuka at home. Elizabeth is the mother of two former conjoined twins who were born at the Howard Hospital and separated in Canada. -- In August 2012, the Salvation Army transfer Dr Paul Thistle, a Canadian doctor, to Canada after 17 years as the chief medical officer of the Howard Hospital, a Salvation Army mission hospital in rural Zimbabwe. The transfer leads to violence and later despair as he is not replaced. The community believes they are in a worse health care situation because of the Salvation Army decision.
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  • Nyachuru, Zimbabwe. November, 2012. -- Gladys Gwarda is a teacher and a masters student in international relations. She is also a mother and a wife. She was describing her masters dissertation; it was challenging. -- In August 2012, the Salvation Army transfer Dr Paul Thistle, a Canadian doctor, to Canada after 17 years as the chief medical officer of the Howard Hospital, a Salvation Army mission hospital in rural Zimbabwe. The transfer leads to violence and later despair as he is not replaced. The community believes they are in a worse health care situation because of the Salvation Army decision.
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  • Kartu Village, Zimbabwe, 2012. -- Dinas fell down a mountain and broke her back seven years ago. She is paralyzed from the neck down. Very few people care for and about her. -- In August 2012, the Salvation Army transfer Dr Paul Thistle, a Canadian doctor, to Canada after 17 years as the chief medical officer of the Howard Hospital, a Salvation Army mission hospital in rural Zimbabwe. The transfer leads to violence and later despair as he is not replaced. The community believes they are in a worse health care situation because of the Salvation Army decision.
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  • Howard Hospital, Zimbabwe. November, 2012. -- Tinotende Kwainona aka Tino, 18 years old and attending secondary school. -- In August 2012, the Salvation Army transfer Dr Paul Thistle, a Canadian doctor, to Canada after 17 years as the chief medical officer of the Howard Hospital, a Salvation Army mission hospital in rural Zimbabwe. The transfer leads to violence and later despair as he is not replaced. The community believes they are in a worse health care situation because of the Salvation Army decision.
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  • Gweshe, Zimbabwe. November, 2012. -- Etae Munemoa is a single mother and restaurant owner. She also has skin cancer on her legs. -- In August 2012, the Salvation Army transfer Dr Paul Thistle, a Canadian doctor, to Canada after 17 years as the chief medical officer of the Howard Hospital, a Salvation Army mission hospital in rural Zimbabwe. The transfer leads to violence and later despair as he is not replaced. The community believes they are in a worse health care situation because of the Salvation Army decision.
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