Before and after the Haiti earthquake: An interview with MSF physician Dr. Wendy Lai
January 12, 2015
On January 12, 2010, a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, killing more than 200,000 people and causing horrific injuries to over 300,000. More than 1.5 million people were left homeless after buildings in the capital Port-au-Prince collapsed or were left unusable.
Haiti: Five years later, healthcare is under-prioritized in post-quake reconstruction
MSF staff and patients in a makeshift surgery area outside the Carrefour hospital in Haiti following the earthquake that destroyed many parts of the country in 2010. Oliver Schulz, MSF's current country director for Haiti, says that healthcare needs to be a higher priority in Haiti five years after the quake than it currently is.
January 09, 2015
Five years have passed since a truly devastating earthquake shook Haiti, affecting approximately three million people and killing 220,000, according to government estimates. What is the situation in Haiti now after five years of reconstruction efforts, and what healthcare does Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) still provide in the country? MSF’s Haiti country director Oliver Schulz discusses.