Thursday, March 4th, 2010...2:46 pm

Medicine for Peace Update: Haiti

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I wanted to share this with my readers and encourage you to visit the site:

Dear Mark,

Just a short note to thank you for your contribution to Medicine For Peace’s Haiti relief efforts. Seven weeks since the earthquake struck, and it is still difficult to describe the extent of the devastation in Port-Au-Prince or the squalor in the tent cities and makeshift encampments that are now scattered throughout the capital. More than a million people fled the city creating a critical need forshelter, clean water, food and medical care in the countryside, as well.

 We work in Gros Morne, an impoverished mountainous region 65 miles north of the capital. Twenty-five thousand displaced people have resettled in Gros Morne. They are unlikely to return to Port-Au-Prince. MFP’s efforts have been focused on building earthquake-resistant single family dwellings, and providing medical care to displaced families. We have focused on the most vulnerable: children and the elderly.

 You can follow the situation on the ground in our updates on the “Haiti blog” on our website (www.medicineforpeace.org). Again, my Haitian colleagues and I thank you for your help.

 My best regards- Mike

 Michael V. Viola, MD
Medicine For Peace
Gros Morne, Haiti 

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