Medicine and Emergency Supplies to Haiti Victims

Summary

MADRE is working with our partner, Zanmi Lasante Clinic, to bring emergency medical assistance and supplies to areas in Haiti that have been hardest hit by the worst earthquake in 200 years.

What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

The worst earthquake in 200 years struck Haiti, causing catastrophic destruction in the hemisphere’s poorest country. The quake struck near the capital of Port-au-Prince, the most densely populated part of Haiti, and thousands are feared dead. Through Zanmi Lasante, MADRE is working with doctors, nurses and community health workers to bring medical supplies to survivors.

How will this project solve this problem?

The most urgent needs right now are bandages, broad-spectrum antibiotics and other medical supplies, as well as water tablets to prevent cholera outbreaks. The need for food, shelter and other types of relief is growing by the hour.

Potential Long Term Impact

The lives of Haitian women and families will be saved. The risk of disease such as dengue fever, malaria and measles will decrease with access to medical assistance.

Project Message

"There is so much death everywhere. My house collapsed with my children inside."
- Claude, Zanmi Lasante participant

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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