On 12th January 2010, an earthquake of 7.3-magnitude struck Haiti. The capital Port-au-Prince was devastated, as were several other towns in the country. Over 200,000 people died and the same number again were injured.
Haiti: One year later from MSF on Vimeo.
MSF’s response in Haiti since the earthquake and the cholera epidemic is the largest disaster operation in the organisation’s history. From 12th January to 31st October 2010, MSF treated more than 358,000 patients, performed more than 16,500 surgeries, and delivered more than 15,000 babies. Since the start of the cholera epidemic in October, MSF and MSF-supported cholera treatment centres have treated more than 91,000 cases out of the reported 152,000 cases nationwide.
MSF received massive financial support for the Haiti emergency from hundreds of thousands of donors around the world. By the end of 2010, MSF has estimated it will have spent all of the €104 million (£86.5 million) donated by private supporters for Haiti on both the earthquake relief effort and the current cholera epidemic. But there is still much work to be done, and a predicted €7.5 million (£6.2 million) will be needed just to continue cholera-related activities in Haiti this year.
MSF has produced an overview of its medical and operational activities from 12th January to 31st October, along with all financial expenditures for this period and future operational plans and projected budgets.
Click here to read the report.
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