Posted by : Lizzie on 21/01/2010 at 15:33

Our partners drove down to Port-au-Prince again yesterday, as another aftershock rippled across the country. We have heard how delayed some of the aid has been in reaching Haiti, and our partners told us how they were shocked and saddened to see the actual amount of aid which had arrived, it was not anywhere near as much as they had imagined or that they know is needed.

As they brought crucial orthopaedic equipment to a hospital in Port-au-Prince, our partners told us:
"In this hospital, every bit of floor space was crammed full of patients. The whole outside area was full of tents with patients underneath. Despite this, there was a calm atmosphere. We were amazed at actually how much had been crammed inside the ambulance, and overwhelmed with how grateful the people are."