More than one month after a massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti, HOPE International Development Agency continues to provide much needed medicines and medical supplies to front-line health care workers, like the doctors and nurses working at Justiniano Hospital, north of Port-au-Prince.
The immediate toll in the aftermath of the earthquake is shocking. Authorities estimate that nearly 220,000 people died in the earthquake and upwards of one million Haitians are displaced.
The long-term impact of the earthquake is also devastating and if not appropriately addressed, has the potential to bring further harm to survivors who have lost everything, including loved ones.
As we continue to provide much needed medicines and medical supplies in an effort to help restore the health of survivors injured during the earthquake, the long-term recovery of the people of Haiti is of great concern, even now, one month after the disaster.
HOPE International Development Agency is working with long-term partners in Haiti and neighboring Dominican Republic to ensure that recovery efforts, currently in the early stages, result in Haitians being able to not only rebuild their lives, but also significantly improve their quality of life.
Medicines and Medical Supplies Continue to Save Lives
Doctors and nurses at the hospital are greatly encouraged by the arrival of significant quantities of additional medicines and medical supplies delivered late yesterday afternoon by HOPE International Development Agency. Barry Bartel, a HOPE colleague on the ground in Haiti coordinating the effort, accompanied the shipment and continues to facilitate the arrival of more supplies.
The shipment is the third such shipment, and more shipments are on the way as workers at the hospital and other distribution areas strive to help as many of the survivors as possible.
A public health specialist assisting at the hospital says that the medicines and medical supplies provided by HOPE International Development Agency are crucial and are exactly what is needed due to high demand and short supply.
Bringing medicines and supplies overland from the Dominican Republic, a strategy employed by HOPE International Development Agency within 48 hours of the earthquake, continues to be a very effective way to deliver the supplies as rapidly as possible.
Previous Updates
HOPE International Development Agency responded rapidly in the aftermath of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that completely devastated Haiti. Immediately following the quake, two truckloads of medicines and supplies, including much-needed antibiotics, were rushed to the affected areas in Haiti via the Dominican Republic. Additional supplies of medicines continue to flow to hospitals and distribution teams in the affected areas.
HOPE International Development Agency continues to respond to the growing needs of survivors as they struggle to cope in the aftermath of the quake.
Clifferd Dick, HOPE International Development Agency’s Director of International Relations, has been in Haiti, facilitating the clearing and procurement of additional shipments of desperately needed emergency medicines and supplies that are being used to treat earthquake survivors. Recently, Clifferd was interviewed by CBC Radio. You can hear Clifferd's reflections on the disaster and HOPE International Development Agency's response right here.
By gathering medical supplies and relief items available in the Dominican Republic and transporting them by land, HOPE International Development Agency is responding quickly and effectively to help earthquake survivors.
HOPE International Development Agency will continue to intensify our response as we increase the essential supplies being delivered to Haiti and provide support to local organizations actively involved in relief and rehabilitation efforts.
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