Haiti and Chile Earthquakes WHO Spearheads Health Response to Earthquake in Haiti by Gary Kopycinski on January 13, 2010 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Haiti and Chile Earthquakes: Haitians Still Threatened by Inadequate Cholera Response October 20, 2011 Clean Water, Sanitation and Food Remain Relief Priorities in Haiti – UN Official October 4, 2011 Citing Precarious Conditions, UN Urges Governments Not to Return Haitians June 21, 2011 GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–13 January 2010. The severe earthquake that struck Haiti and the Dominican Republic has inflicted large-scale damage, including on hospitals and health facilities, and large numbers of casualties are feared.