Partners In Health - Hurricane Recovery in Haiti

In August and September 2008, four hurricanes and tropical storms surged onto Haiti’s shores, bringing floods and widespread destruction to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. As many as 1,000 people died and an estimated one million Haitians, almost 12% of the population, were displaced, as storm waters washed...

Thank you to all of the donors who have already given to this project. Your support has been critical to our success in responding so quickly at this time. Partners In Health is responding to needs both in the short-term and long-term. We are currently estimating the damages from the storms will require roughly $3 million:...

In Haiti, as many as 1,000 people have died and an estimated one million left homeless after the impoverished country was hit by four major storms and hurricanes in less than a month. Democracy Now spoke to the renowned physician Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners in Health, a group that provides free medical care in...

On Saturday, September 6, PIH co-founder Paul Farmer wrote to colleagues and supporters of Partners In Health describing the devastation caused by flooding from Hurricanes Gustav and Hanna in Haiti. The previous day Paul and colleagues from Zanmi Lasante had driven to and through the coastal city of Gonaïves, where tens of...