ABOARD THE USNS COMFORT–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 19, 2010 – Drills have been run, beds are set up, supplies are stowed. The intensive care units are up and running, and medical equipment is where it needs to be. The USNS Comfort, with 1,000 desperately needed hospital beds, is approaching Haiti. The ship will[Read More…]
Haiti and Chile Earthquakes
State Dept. Update on the Situation in Haiti and the Adoption of Haitian Children, Jan. 19, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2010. What is the State Department doing to assist U.S. citizens in Haiti?We have evacuated more than 4,500 U.S. citizens in the week since the earthquake hit. That’s a phenomenal number considering that we’re taking them out of an area that’s been devastated by the earthquake and[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Plane with Lifesaving Medical Supplies Diverted Again from Landing in Haiti, Jan. 19, 2010
Port-au-Prince–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2010 – A Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) cargo plane carrying 12 tons of medical equipment, including drugs, surgical supplies and two dialysis machines, was turned away three times from Port-au-Prince airport since Sunday night despite repeated assurances of its ability to land there. This 12-ton cargo[Read More…]
U.S. Postal Service Holding All Mail to Haiti
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2010. The Postal Service announced today it has placed a temporary hold on all mail destined to the nation of Haiti. The action comes in response to the cancellation of normal flight operations by air cargo contractors into and out of the island nation, where emergency relief efforts[Read More…]
Haiti Task Force Commander Notes Progress
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 19, 2010 – Humanitarian assistance efforts in Haiti are improving every day despite enormous challenges, the commander of Joint Task Force Haiti said. “Today, we had 180 flights go through the airport with zero delays,” Army Lt. Gen. P.K. “Ken” Keen said yesterday during a “DoDLive” bloggers roundtable. “That’s[Read More…]
U.S. To Open Additional Runway in Haiti
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 19, 2010 – As some 200 daily flights transit through the congested and sole functioning Haitian airport in the capital of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. military is looking to open a second runway in the city of Jacmel within a day. The airfield will receive C-130 deliveries that initially will[Read More…]
U.S. Airborne Troops Expand Relief Efforts in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 19, 2010 – Even as thousands more show up daily for free food and water, the 82nd Airborne Division troops at their makeshift forward operating base here have begun to move out beyond its barriers to see how else they can help those still suffering from last week’s[Read More…]
Haiti Quake Relief Effort Must Be Part of Wider Focus on Eliminating Poverty, UN Says
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 January 2010 – Last week’s catastrophic earthquake in Haiti not only provides a symbol of extraordinary faith, enduring hope and international solidarity amid the worst devastation, it must also serve as a reminder of the global community’s wider responsibilities to help the poor worldwide, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said[Read More…]
Secretary Napolitano Announces Humanitarian Parole Policy for Certain Haitian Orphans
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2010. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano, in coordination with the U.S. Department of State, today announced a humanitarian parole policy allowing orphaned children from Haiti to enter the United States temporarily on an individual basis to ensure that they receive the care they need—as part[Read More…]
ANA and the International Medical Corps Recruiting Nurse Volunteers for Haiti, Jan. 19, 2010
Silver Springs, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2010. The American Nurses Association (ANA) has been contacted by the International Medical Corps to assist in recruiting nurse volunteers to work in a hospital on the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic in the following specialties: Perioperative Services Post-Anesthesia/Recovery Care of post-operative surgical patients Nurses[Read More…]
