HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2010. In the immediate aftermath of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) focused on emergency surgery and life-saving interventions. Now, though, some MSF teams are seeing more patients who need care for pre-existing conditions and for infections or complications affecting wounds they[Read More…]
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UN Emergency Food Agency Reaches 2 Million Haitians With Meals
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 January 2010 – An estimated 2 million people received meals yesterday courtesy of WFP, up from 1.2 million the day before.WFP has been coordinating its relief effort with the UN peacekeeping mission (known as MINUSTAH), the Haitian Government and other aid partners, including the United States and the[Read More…]
As Haitian Rescues Dwindle, Relief Efforts Focus on Medical Treatment and Meeting Basic Needs
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 23, 2010. The chances of finding new survivors in the rubble of last week’s earthquake in Haiti are now minimal, said a top Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) official yesterday. But many survivors need urgent medical attention if they are to recover fully from injuries sustained[Read More…]
Are Haitian Women and Children Getting Less Earthquake Aid?
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 23, 2010. Experience from past disasters suggests that women and children in Haiti may not be getting a fair share of the massive relief aid that is pouring into the country following last week’s earthquake, say public health experts at the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).[Read More…]
Save the Children Reports from Haiti: Mobile Health Teams and Multiple Clinics Set Up to Prevent Disease Outbreaks
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 23, 2010. Eleven days after the 7.0 earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Save the Children reports that health needs have become urgent in the makeshift camps where families have gathered, especially for children. Many of the injured have yet to receive care from the understaffed hospitals, and unsanitary conditions in[Read More…]
Haiti Quake Response Continues, With an Eye Toward Meeting Longstanding Challenges
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 January 2010 – Aid is getting through to parts of Haiti devastated by the 12 January earthquake, but huge humanitarian challenges remain. Many of the disaster’s worst effects – including its impact on child health and safety – are aggravated by the country’s longstanding impoverishment and instability. Even[Read More…]
Haiti: Doctors Without Borders Teams Going Mobile to Reach Patients
HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2010. In the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, Port-au-Prince’s working hospitals were flooded with people with serious injuries that required immediate emergency care. Those who either couldn’t reach a medical facility or who were contending with more routine illnesses often went without treatment. In recent[Read More…]
Haiti: A Glimmer of Hope Amid the Ruins
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–22 Jan 2010 – The city of Port-au-Prince has always been a magnet for Haitians seeking a better life. So when a massive 7.0 earthquake struck the country on January 12–the quake’s epicenter was only 10 miles from the capital—it affected one third of the country’s population. Widespread destruction[Read More…]
Top UN Official Killed in Haiti’s Quake Laid to Rest in Tunisian Homeland
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 January 2010 – Senior United Nations official Hédi Annabi, lauded by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a “true citizen of the world” and a “mild man with the heart of a lion,” was laid to rest in the soil of his Tunisian homeland today, nine days after he died[Read More…]
Biggest Stars in British Music Come Together to Raise Funds for Haiti
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–22 January 2010. Some of the biggest names in music, including Damon Albarn, Coldplay and Arctic Monkeys, have come together to put on a special auction to raise funds for Oxfam’s emergency response in Haiti. Amongst the exclusives items in the auction is an offer from Damon Albarn to record[Read More…]
