Haiti Quake Response Continues, With an Eye Toward Meeting Longstanding Challenges

by Gary Kopycinski on January 23, 2010

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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.