By Aicha Belabbes | Annual Giving Coordinator
Dear friends,
First and foremost, thank you so much for your tremendous support of PIH Haiti Earthquake Recovery. PIH’s response continues to build the impact zone as staff identify and transport those in need of critical care, deliver much-needed supplies, and deepen partnerships with additional organizations responding to the crisis. Our healthcare staff continues to work through the busy holiday season. Recently, Zamni Lasante worked through a horrific tragedy where 70 people died and dozens were injured when a gas tanker exploded on December 13th. Zamni Lasante's hospital system was one of the few hospitals equipped for the healhcare needs of those affected. This tragedy emphasizes the need for a burn center in Haiti, as well as continued investment in Zamni Lasante.
Our staff in Haiti now includes more than 6,500 Haitian doctors, nurses, and other professionals running the country’s largest non-governmental health system. Thanks to our long investment in local capacity-building and systems, PIH trauma teams were on the ground in the earthquake zone within 48 hours, and we are enacting emergency protocols and treating crush victims amid very difficult logistical challenges that have been exacerbated by Tropical Storm Grace, ongoing civil unrest, and COVID-19.
Our core mission has always been supporting Haiti’s health system and building it up to where every single person has access to the high-quality health care that is their human right. That steady work, unfolding over decades and punctuated by catastrophe after catastrophe, means our team is a relied-upon pillar of stability, strong, and better prepared to save lives right now than it has ever been.This earthquake destroyed lives, homes, health clinics, and systems of care. Rebuilding what was lost will take years of accompaniment and support, and Partners In Health/Zanmi Lasante is up to the task.
We couldn’t be happier and more thankful to receive tremendous support from you which gives us strength and hope to continue to provide high-quality health care and urgent support to poor and vulnerable people around the world. Thank you again for your generosity and solidarity.
With gratitude,
Partners In Health
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