Haiti Earthquake Response
On January 12, a magnitude 7.0 quake struck about 10 miles (15 kilometers) southwest of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams on the ground have witnessed significant damage to its medical facilities, injuries to patients and staff and an influx of wounded towards these hospitals in the capital.
08/07/10:
Six months on, living conditions for Haitians remain dire. Today, MSF publishes a report, "EMERGENCY RESPONSE AFTER THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE: CHOICES, OBSTACLES, ACTIVITIES AND FINANCE" including key data on our work to date and our commtiment to our future work in the country.
Read the full article here
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All articles relating to MSF's emergency response efforts are listed below:
13/01/2010 Haiti earthquake update
14/01/2010 VIDEO: Haiti earthquake update
14/01/2010 Haiti update: MSF aid worker rescued from Haiti rubble after almost 24 hours
15/01/2010 Haiti update: Over 1000 patients treated, more staff and supplies imminent
15/01/2010 INTERVIEW: Dr Greg Elder, 24 hours after the earthquake
15/01/2010 PHOTO GALLERY: 24-hours after the Haiti earthquake (from Reuters)
15/01/2010 Haiti update: Sites found for surgical work as patients pour in
15/01/2010 PHOTO GALLERY: Haiti earthquake photo update (from Reuters)
15/01/2010 Haiti update: Surgical services start in Port-au-Prince
16/01/2010 Inflatable hospitals: A fast and effective surgical response
17/01/2010 Haiti update: Logistics of MSF's response
17/01/2010 Haiti update: MSF Cargo Plane Blocked
17/01/2010 Haiti update: Never so many injuries
18/01/2010 Haiti update: Running operating theatres around the clock
18/01/2010 Haiti update: MSF scales up operations and assesses needs in new areas
19/01/2010 PHOTO GALLERY: MSF at work in Haiti
19/01/2010 Haiti update: MSF Teams Overwhelmed by Needs
19/01/2010 Haiti update: MSF's work seven days on.
21/01/2010 Haite update: Eight days on still a desperate need for medical supplies
21/01/2010 Haiti update: Severe aftershock sends medics and patients back into tents
22/01/2010 Haiti update: Mobile clinics and water provision programmes begin
24/01/2010 Haiti update: More focus on post-operative care
25/01/2010 Haiti update: Haitian MSF staff determined to help their people
26/01/2010 Haiti update: Surgery begins in inflatable hospital
27/01/2010 VIDEO: MSF's Haitian staff determined to help
27/01/2010 Haiti update: New facilities and mobile clinics
28/01/2010 VIDEO: Inflatable hospital means better conditions for patients in Haiti
29/01/2010 Haiti update: Day 16 and the range of MSF's work is increasing
01/02/10 Haiti earthquake: MSF activity timeline
02/02/10 Haiti update: Nature of injuries changing
05/02/10 Haiti update: Normal illnesses start to re-emerge among the trauma
11/02/10 VIDEO: Haiti - Working through the disaster
15/02/10 Haiti Update: From one emergency to the next
15/02/10 Haiti Update: The emergency phase is not over
16/02/10 Haiti Slideshow: Providing tents to earthquake victims
18/02/10 Haiti Update: Geraldine's Story
22/02/10 Haiti Update: Rebuilding lives, one by one, day by day
04/03/10 Haiti Update: Expansion of Post-op Care05/03/10 Haiti Update: MSF Activity Timeline
05/03/10 Haiti Update: Haitians facing 'Intolerable breach of human dignity'
