Haiti: Paralympic Athlete Brings Hope To A Nation
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The Pascale Toussaint rehabilitation centre opened in northern Haiti to provide physical rehabilitation for paraplegic patients, many from the 2010 earthquake. One of them, Leon Gensly who lost the use of his legs during the quake is now competing to

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The Pascale Toussaint rehabilitation centre opened in northern Haiti to provide physical rehabilitation for paraplegic patients, many from the 2010 earthquake. One of them, Leon Gensly who lost the use of his legs during the quake is now competing to qualify for London 2012 Paralympic Games. UNIA program # 1332 Transcript (pdf): http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/unia1332.pdf