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Volunteers in Haiti

Volunteers went to Haiti to rescue, help and deliver resources during or after the earthquake. Volunteers were from government and non-government organizations. The United Nations along with its humanitarian partners went to Haiti and helped to reconstruct the country in various ways. According to the report, "Report of the United Nations in Haiti 2010, Situation, Challenges and Outlook", in the fourth section, Humanitarian Action, UN and its partners contributed help in four major aspects: Shelter and Protection, Health and Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, and Education and Heritage. The Shelter Cluster, coordinated by UN-Habitat, provides safe and adequate housing for all families affected by the earthquake. The International Organization for Migration also contributed its efforts by constructing 8,700 transitional shelters and 300 permanent shelters. In terms of health and nutrition, 396 international health organizations had arrived in Haiti by the end of January, 2010, with the Health Cluster (led by the World Health Organization) being the main mechanism. Seventeen rural hospitals were coordinated and provided care to thousands of patients in the affected area. Also, in March, more than 345,000 boxes of essential medical equipment had been distributed to Health Cluster partners. Vaccinations were given close to 1,940,000 children against five preventable diseases, and 7 million condoms were distributed in camps with the education in AIDS awareness. In order to improve the living condition of the affected population, WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene) Cluster along with DINEPA (Directorate of Water Supply and Sanitation) have accomplished the provision of water, establishment of latrines, distribution of hygiene kits, elimination of solid waste and management of drainage. At least six liters of water per person is delivered to 1 million people (about a daily delivery of 7,000 cubic meters of water). Cluster’s partners installed 15,309 latrines, most often in extremely difficult conditions. A total of 327,300 hygiene kits were delivered and a total of 3,500 hygiene promoters and community mobilizers were trained.

Volunteers also came from non-government organizations such as “Partners in Health”. “Partners in Health” (PIH) is “Zanmi Lasante” in Haitian Kreyol. PIH is a volunteering organization founded in 1985 by Paul Farmer, MD, primarily to provide medical care for the poor and sick. After the earthquake in 2010, PIH acted immediately, and between 2010 and 2011, PIH has had 2.8 million patient encounters, and its service included treatment for 6,268 HIV-positive patients, antenatal counseling for 98,735 pregnant women, treatment for 482 tuberculosis patients and for 75,000 cholera patients. Besides medical care, PIL also provides helps for the local residents in other forms, such as advocating for children’s educational assistance and constructing or repairing houses for the affected residents. Also, PIL is in partnership with Haiti Ministry of Public Health and Population and GHESKIO, which is a Port-au-Prince-based organization. Together they are working on opening the new 320-bed Mirebalais National Teaching Hospital.

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