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Situation Report Haiti
12 March 2004

1. Health Sector - Coordinated action with NGOs

World Vision delivered 24 boxes of medical supplies to hospitals received from OFDA/USAID. (Source: UNDP Reliefweb)
Netherland Red Cross provided 5 medical emergency kits (3.7 tones) to provide basic health assistance to 10,000 people for three months. They are working in coordination with Medicins du Monde and Haitian Red Cross. (Source: UNDP Reliefweb)
FAO launched a USD 4 million appeal for Haiti for urgent farming inputs to restore agricultural production and improve food security. (Source: UNDP Reliefweb)
ACT members in Haiti (Christian AID, Federation Protestante D’Haiti, Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and Service Chretien d’Haiti) are currently working on an appeal which will compromise the following elements to assist the most vulnerable of the affected population: food security, first aid, health and sanitation activities and legal assistance. They are working in coordination with KORAL and Child Care in the North, LWF in the West, FOPLAB in the South East, FNGA in Grand Anse, National Coalition for Haitian Human Rights in 9 departments, SCH in the North and La Gonave and FPH in Artibonite and North West. (UNDP Reliefweb)
Emergency kits for 10,000 people have been distributed in Gonaives Hospital yesterday. Inter Aide Perodin, Pediatic Hospital Pere Damien, North West Depot, Port de Paix Hospital, Nippes Sanitary Department, Grand Anse Depot, St. Michael Hospital Jacmel and La Gonave Depot have also received medial supplies. Distribution is being coordinated through PROMESS by PAHO/WHO, ICRC, MSF, USAID/OFDA, MSH, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Centre Development de Sante (CDS) and Concern.
University Hospital: 11 bullet injured people reported, March 11th.. Number of hours with electricity a day: 4 (four), except for the Emergency Room and the Surgery Ward, which have a generator. Total of people received at the Emergency Room from 5 March to 12 March: 552, including 80 bullet injured people and 40 stabbings. (Source: Minister of Health and Population MSPP/Haiti and University Hospital-Haiti).
SUMA trained personnel from St. Lucia has been mobilized to assist Haiti.