Haiti Earthquake Emergency Response
More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesThe earthquake that hit Haiti on 12th January had a devastating effect, killing over 200,000 people, destroying thousands of homes and leaving survivors homeless. The earthquake exacerbated an already inadequate health situation, causing the collapse of hospitals and health centres throughout the city. ActivitiesMerlin responded immediately, establishing a field hospital on abandoned tennis courts to provide emergency surgery for injured survivors.Since then mobile clinics have been established providing health care for vulnerable rural communities. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: £903 Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc). Why this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactWe work in coordination with the Ministry of Health to support existing health structures, providing supplies and equipment as well as training and supervising local health workers to help rebuild the capacity of Haiti’s health system. Project Message
"With Merlin here, our health situation will stabilize." Who is Running This ProjectContact
Freya Tringham, Project SponsorOrganisation
Learn more about Merlin and the project team. Where this Project is LocatedCountry
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For more information about Haiti, read the Human Development Report on Haiti or the Wikipedia entry for Haiti. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on July 23, 2010. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on January 14, 2010. Latest Update from the FieldHaiti project reportBy Freya Tringham - Merlin, May 28, 2010 12:34 PM
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Haiti
Disaster Recovery

