Much about modern Haiti is explained by the rough 35-mile journey from Port-au-Prince to Zanmi Lasante, Creole for "Partners in Health." This oasis-like hospital, made famous by the 2003 bestseller "Mountains Beyond Mountains," sits on a dirt road in Haiti's central plateau, one of the poorest regions of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere.
Credit: Mark L. Tompkins for The Wall Street Journal - Patients receive treatment Monday at rural Zanmi Lasante, operated by a Boston-based organization.
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