Japan medical staff face limits treating Haiti quake victims

Japan medical staff face limits treating Haiti quake victims

LEOGANE, Haiti - A woman collapses in grief outside a makeshift clinic in Leogane, Haiti, Jan. 18, 2010. A Japanese emergency relief medical team treated injured earthquake victims who poured into the clinic but faced limits amidst severe shortages in medical supplies and assistance, a week after the devastating earthquake hit the Caribbean state.

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