To view the 6-month progress report click HERE! Recently, I made my 3rd trip to Haiti and it was a a very productive trip. The purpose of the trip was to continue the strong efforts we’re all making to be sure all the Red Cross societies are coordinated in our relief efforts. I was joined [...]
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Progress seen six months after Haiti earthquake, but much more remains to be done The American Red Cross today announced a series of new or expanded initiatives that will help keep open the largest general hospital in Haiti, help build more semi-permanent shelters for 40,000 people now living in tents and tarps, and provide financial [...]
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President and CEO to discuss successes, challenges and announce new partnerships on July 8 media call The Haiti earthquake is one of the worst urban disasters in modern history. The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, destroyed nearly 190,000 houses, killed more than 230,000 people and displaced 1.5 million men, women and [...]
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January, 19, 2010 I just got a daily Haiti situation report that I wanted you to see (below). The situation remains desperate. But aid is reaching the hands of earthquake survivors. Determined relief workers are finding ways around damaged infrastructure and transportation bottlenecks to get aid to the people who need it. Just yesterday, American [...]
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American Red Cross President & CEO Gail McGovern to travel to Port-au-Prince Monday For continuing coverage on Red Cross Relief Efforts visit: http://newsroom.redcross.org/ WASHINGTON, Saturday, January 16, 2010 Truckloads of Red Cross supplies arrived in Port-au-Prince today and thousands of responders are traveling the streets providing water and first aid as well as finding lost [...]
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