Update from MSF
Dear flipped eye publishing,Thank you for setting up a Justgiving page in memory of Georges Anglade; we really appreciate this special gesture. The £177.44 (including Gift Aid) donated so far will act as a lasting tribute by helping MSF provide urgently needed medical care in Haiti.
At the time the earthquake hit, MSF were already present in Haiti with teams based in Port-au-Prince. In the first 72 hours, these teams treated over 1,500 critically wounded people. Most of the patients were treated in four tents, which were set up near the badly damaged buildings we used to work in. These included our health centre in Martissant slum, the Trinité trauma centre and the Maternité Solidarité hospital.
Our teams are finding it extremely difficult to move around the city because of the damaged infrastructure; however we have been able to reach the most affected areas and are now working in thirteen locations. Despite transport problems, we have managed to bring in 165 extra international staff and more than 500 tons of relief material with more on the way. Our teams include surgeons, anaesthetists, nephrologists (kidney specialists) and psychologists and we now have over 1,000 volunteers and national staff working to provide emergency medical care to the earthquake survivors. We have successfully set up an inflatable hospital which has two operating rooms, among other facilities.
For further information about our response in Haiti, please see our website http://www.msf.org.uk/haiti_video_20100126.news
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