On 12th January a major earthquake, measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, struck Haiti.
Despite two MSF hospitals having collapsed and 52 staff reportedly missing, MSF teams are already working in Port-au-Prince, providing immediate medical assistance to the injured. Thousands are pouring in and MSF surgical teams are working around the clock to provide much needed medical care. So far, they have treated over 3,000 injured, giving priority to severe trauma cases.
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Thank you for considering supporting our emergency medical work - donations from the public make it possible for MSF to react immediately to disasters.
It is possible to give specifically to MSF’s work in Haiti. We are now asking donors to consider contributing instead to our general fund. Such contributions – be they regular or occasional - allow MSF to react immediately to life-threatening disasters, including the most recent devastating earthquake in Haiti. It is the commitment of our supporters that paid for the three hospitals we were running in Port-au-Prince prior to the eathquake, and their money that enabled us to have vital medical supplies, including our inflatable hospital, already when they were needed.
In short they allow us the flexibility to respond immediately to health needs as they arise and to make sure we are able to get to the people who need us most, when they need us most, wherever in the world they may be. By making a regular donation to MSF, you can make this possible, now and in the future. That commitment is as important to our work as the help given by our volunteer doctors, nurses and logisticians.
If you would like to make a regular monthly donation to MSF, please click here. If you would like to give a one-off donation to MSF click here. Donations specifically for our work in Haiti can be made here.