HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2010. The core medical activities in Haiti are still very much focused on treating people who were injured in the January 12 earthquake, with surgery continuing and post-operative care expanding. But as Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Emergency Medical Coordinator Rosa Crestani explains, there is a new[Read More…]
Day: January 26, 2010
Historic Park in Haiti’s Capital Overflows with Quake Survivors
Port-au-Prince, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–26 Jan 2010 – There is surely no more symbolic site in Haiti than Champs de Mars, Port-au-Prince’s main park and place of political power. On the park’s west side sits the now ruined Presidential Palace. To the north is the Dessalines barracks—which has been reduced to a façade—named[Read More…]
5,000-Bed Hospital to Increase Haitian Medical Capacity
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 26, 2010 – U.S. and international relief workers in Haiti are developing a 5,000-bed hospital in the capital of Port-au-Prince to increase medical capacity as the country struggles to recover two weeks after a devastating earthquake struck. Among other facilities, the hospital will accept patients from the floating hospital[Read More…]
Senator Burris Introduces Resolution Honoring Northwestern University
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2010. U.S. Senator Roland W. Burris today announced that he has sponsored a Senate resolution to congratulate Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine for its 150 years of commitment to advancing science and improving health. For decades, the Feinberg School has been at the forefront of the[Read More…]
Haitian Leadership Vital to Post-Quake Response – UN Relief Officials
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 January 2010 – Haitians must have leadership of the post-earthquake recovery process, top United Nations humanitarian officials stressed today as they reported that aid agencies are making important progress in reaching people affected by the disaster. Significant steps forward are being made in the areas of water and[Read More…]
After Five Days Buried Alive in Haiti, UN Worker Recalls Moment of Rescue
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 January 2010 – For five days, Jens Kristensen felt like he was living in a coffin. Under the twisted mountain of rubble of the United Nations headquarters in Haiti, the aid worker was enclosed in a five-foot long space so dark that it made no difference if his[Read More…]
Charlie’s Ride: London Boy, 7, Gets on His Bike to Raise £150,000-Plus For Haiti Appeal
LONDON, United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–26 January 2010 – In a stirring example of the generosity seen worldwide in the aftermath of the 12 January earthquake in Haiti, Charlie Simpson, 7, has raised tens of thousands of British pounds for children in Haiti by completing a five-mile sponsored cycle around his local park.[Read More…]
AARP Applauds Senate Rejection of Fast-Track Commission that Threatened Social Security, Medicare Benefits for Millions of Americans
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2010. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond issued the following statement today after a vote in the U.S. Senate on a proposed fast-track debt commission: “On behalf of the association’s nearly 40 million members, AARP is relieved that the Senate rejected a provision that would likely have[Read More…]
Consumer Confidence in Health Care Rises in December
Princeton, N.J.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2010. Americans’ confidence in their health insurance coverage and ability to access health care increased slightly last month. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index) rose to 99.1 points in December, up from a reading of 96.9 in November. Fueling the rise[Read More…]
Consumer Confidence in Health Care Rises in December
Princeton, N.J.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2010. Americans’ confidence in their health insurance coverage and ability to access health care increased slightly last month. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index) rose to 99.1 points in December, up from a reading of 96.9 in November. Fueling the rise[Read More…]