Haiti Earthquake Response

Urgent Request for Haiti Health Facilities Capacity Information

Medical Mission Exchange is working with as many of our Haiti partners as possible to bring you current information on their condition, needs, and operating schedules.

With so many organizations on the ground, the coordination of relief and recovery efforts is a formidable challenge. Open communication and cooperation will speed the delivery of care that so many Haitians need. Please look through the links below to “plug into” the communication chains run by

Helpful Links-

*USAID Haiti page -- http://www.usaid.gov/haiti/

USAID coordinates conference calls with a group of NGOS every afternoon and releases an updated fact page daily. Sign up for email updates by sending an email to RebuildHaiti@usaid.gov with the subject heading “ADD ME”.

*OneResponse-- http://www.oneresponse.info/Disasters/Haiti/Pages/default.aspx

Collaborative inter-agency website designed to help humanitarian coordination and support information exchange. The site has updated maps, situation reports, as well as meeting times for ngos and contact numbers.

*Toolkit for Haiti Relief -- http://www.k4health.org/toolkits/haiti_relief

Includes Haitian Creole dictionary of commonly needed medical terms.

*USHAHIDI-- http://haiti.ushahidi.com/

Comprehensive map of current needs and crises in Haiti, as well as postings of missing people, and current Twitter updates on relief efforts. Use with Firefox or Chrome browser.

*The Haiti Connection’s Haiti Earthquake Response Google Group-- http://groups.google.com/group/thc-haiti-earthquake-network?hl=en&pli=1

A forum for aid groups to post referral questions, update each other on hospital capacities, and share other pertinent information.