PAHO Urges Long-Term Commitment to Haiti’s Government and People

by Gary Kopycinski on January 29, 2010

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Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 29, 2010 — Countries around the world have shown extraordinary goodwill in responding to the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, said Dr. Mirta Roses, Director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), after returning from a trip to Haiti and the Dominican Republic this week.

But the task of rebuilding Haiti will require long-term support and will succeed only if the Haitian government and people lead the efforts, she said.

“Haitians…