By Suzie Wood | Fundraising and Partnerships Manager
On Saturday 14th August, Haiti suffered a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake about 150km west of Port-au-Prince in South West Haiti, followed by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake also in the South West. Hope Health Actions partner hospital is based in North Haiti where there was no damage from the earthquakes, however, we kept in regular communication with our local team to see how may be able to assist in the affected areas.
HHA's Medical Director in Haiti described the immediate situation after the earthquake as critical, emphasising the need for medical reinforcements and other humanitarian aid. He made contact with the relevant authorities including the World Health Organisation, offering our partner hospitals support to the disaster response, including the possibility of supporting patient referrals to our facility, as we did after the 2010 earthquake.
As of November 2021, the earthquake death toll had sadly reached over 2,200 individuals, with over 12,000 injured.
The HHA Walkabout Wheelchair Distribution Centre in Haiti, that we manage with Walkabout Foundation, agreed to donate 80 wheelchairs to our partners on the frontline of earthquake affected areas, to support their efforts. 30 of these life-transforming wheelchairs went to one of partners in southern Haiti, St Boniface Hospital, who have been doing amazing work at the forefront of the health response.
Thanks to your support, we were also able to partner with one of our local Haitian partner, The Baptiste Convention of Haiti (CBH) who through their network of local churches have been able to provide emergency food aid and hygiene kits to 1,200 people in remote areas that struggled to receive adequate aid.
Whether it be through offering our support to the south or continuing our long-term life saving work, HHA remain as comitted as ever to Haiti's future. Thank you for standing with us.
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