Refugees arrive in north of Haiti

Posted by : Lizzie on 28/01/2010 at 15:02

We heard from our partners that yesterday their clinic was flooded by a huge bus load of patients travelling north from Port au Prince. Even two weeks on from the earthquake, there are so many refugees who have not had access to any form of healthcare.

Today, a team of medics from the UK are flying to our partners hospital in the north to provide surgical support. Our partners have been co-ordinating with the US Army, local hospitals and the UN in trying to get patients flown up to the north to be treated in their clinic.

Our partners are also continuing to distribute food, Red Cross sanitation packs and even special malnourishment packs for children. They are working non-stop, delivering aid to everyone they can, but there are still so many in need of help.

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