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US hospital ship brings care, hope to poor Haitians

Port-au-Prince (AFP) – The huge white hospital ship anchored in the Port-au-Prince bay is impossible to miss, drawing Haitians from all over in hopes of a chance to see a doctor and get medical treatment. The USNS Comfort, on its fourth mission in Haiti since 2009, is open for business until September 18 in one of the western hemisphere's poorest countries. “It's very expensive to be seen by a specialist and since the general hospital is under construction, they can't see everyone,” she said.