The South Suburban Haiti Relief Fund will be March 5 and 6. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL.–(ENEWSPF)– Leaders in the southern suburbs are coming together to raise money for Haiti following a devastating earthquake that claimed thousands last month. A South Suburban Haiti Relief Fund Event will take place March[Read More…]
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Save the Children President Charles MacCormack Urges Congress to Strengthen Haiti’s Capacity to ‘Build Back Better’
Westport, Conn.–(ENEWSPF)– In his testimony today before a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee, Save the Children President Charles MacCormack urged Congress to help ensure a brighter future for Haiti and its children by strengthening the capacity of its government, citizens and private sector. He noted that well-coordinated collaboration between the Haitian[Read More…]
President Clinton to Make Second Visit to Haiti Following Earthquake
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)– President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti, will travel to Haiti on Friday to meet with Haitian leaders, visit Gheskio clinic in Port-au-Prince, and deliver essential supplies. President Clinton traveled to Haiti two weeks ago, days after[Read More…]
2009 H1N1 Flu: Situation Update: February 5, 2010
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of January 24-30, 2010, most key flu indicators remained about the same as during the previous week. Below is a[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders in Haiti: An Anaesthetist’s 10-day Mission
HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2010. Day 1, Wednesday, January 13: Just a Few Hours to Decide“I hear about the disaster on Wednesday morning, and the first phone call come through at the hospital a few hours later. MSF wants to know if I can leave for Haiti right away. I’ve already been[Read More…]
American Red Cross and Other U.S. Blood Centers Send Blood to Haiti
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 03, 2010. As medical teams in Haiti continue to evaluate and treat the victims of the devastating earthquake, the American Red Cross is coordinating shipments of blood and blood products to Haiti at the request of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Today, the American Red Cross is coordinating[Read More…]
Departing Chilean President to Lead UN Efforts Advocating for Haitian Women
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 February 2010 – The United Nations Women’s Fund (UNIFEM) has announced that the outgoing Chilean President will work closely with the agency to speak out on behalf of Haitian women suffering from the massive earthquake that devastated the Caribbean country on 12 January. President Michelle Bachelet is set[Read More…]
UN Telecom Agency Makes Plans for Haiti’s Present and Future
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 February 2010 – Three weeks after the earthquake in Haiti, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations’ oldest agency, is still trying to re-establish reliable telephone and internet connections in the country, but also has long-term plans to help build state-of-the-art telecommunication networks there. “We are working[Read More…]
Haiti: UN Helps Pregnant Women as Risk to Babies Rises After Quake
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 February 2010 – The United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) is providing medical kits to thousands of expectant mothers in Haiti in case they cannot get medical attention in time and give birth at home or on the streets where they are living after last month’s earthquake. A “clean[Read More…]
UN Secretary-General Ban Asks Former US President Clinton to Take Leadership Role in Haiti Quake Relief
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 February 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today asked former United States President Bill Clinton, already deeply involved in Haiti before last month’s devastating earthquake as the United Nations Special Envoy to the country, to assume a leadership role in coordinating international aid efforts, from emergency response to reconstruction,[Read More…]
