Haiti did not receive any vaccines until July 13 , just one month before the earthquake. As a result, as of Nov. As of Sept. At that time there were still people missing and no updates have been made since to that number.
There is a particular concern for the wellbeing of children , especially girls who the earthquake and subsequent hurricane have orphaned. The New Humanitarian reported that aid is slowly reaching those who need it, but is being challenged by gang activity, increasing cargo costs and other challenges.
Response in rural areas, particularly on much needed livelihood inputs, is challenged by access constraints, creating potential risks for a rural exodus. Beyond the delivery of humanitarian assistance, focus must immediately be placed on scaling up early recovery and supporting livelihood activities.
Around , people have lost access to safe drinking water services in the aftermath of the earthquake. Gang-related activities intensifies along national road 2, threatening to once again cut off access to the southern peninsula from Port-au-Prince, while fuel shortages and insecurity disrupt the distribution of life-saving relief supplies.
Thousands of people are now homeless, and there continues to be an urgent need for shelters, which is hindered by the amount of damage and the pandemic. About , people require safe water, a high priority because Haiti only recently resolved the cholera epidemic. Unaccompanied — often orphaned — children are also a significant concern.
There are about hospitals or health centers in the area of impact. It is reported that four were destroyed, and 32 experienced structural damage; 12 of those were extremely damaged.
These hospitals continue to be short on supplies, including equipment and medicine, because of the volume of need. As in many countries, schools in Haiti are not just a place of learning and socialization, but also an opportunity to access health services and nutritional programs. In , donations included breast milk that spoiled, a box of frisbees mailed from Germany, winter clothes , tuxedos and energy drinks. Haiti has high humanitarian constraints.
Access has been deteriorating because of the escalating insecurity since the beginning of Damage to telecommunication networks delays the transmission of information for humanitarian organisations.
Roads were damaged, adding a constraint to humanitarian access. The fund supports families and entire communities through targeted grantmaking that prioritizes needs identified in collaboration with local partners. With an equity lens and an emphasis on medium- and long-term recovery, CDP works to identify gaps in recovery funding to help direct financial and technical support where it is needed most.
The United Nations and its partners launched a flash appeal on Aug. The funding will address the most immediate needs such as the provision of medical assistance to local overwhelmed hospitals, water, sanitation and hygiene services, shelter and protection services for the most affected and disadvantaged communities. CDP hosted a webinar on Aug.
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Many families lost everything as hospitals, schools and homes collapsed, leaving communities in crisis. We need help, a place to live, water [and] food. For many children, part of the recovery process will require being able to return to school safely — and to the normalcy and stability of being in a classroom with their friends and teachers.
Sadly, more than schools were damaged or destroyed by the earthquake, disrupting the education of tens of thousands of children. This latest calamity comes on top of a two-year period that saw many children out of school for months at a time due to political and security challenges and the COVID pandemic.
UNICEF and partners are working to establish temporary classrooms until schools can welcome back children and teachers. Luckenson, a father of three, says there were five people in his house when the earthquake hit, bringing the ceiling down on top of them. Within minutes of the earthquake hitting he started filming what was happening in his community of Pestel. In the days following the earthquake, he worked with other U-Reporters to document the aftermath.
These needs are massive. Only two days after the quake, Tropical Depression Grace dumped extremely heavy rains in southern Haiti, causing flooding in the same quake-affected areas.
Despite being much less catastrophic than the earthquake which left more than , people dead and 1. According to the latest reports issued by the Haitian Civil Protection on 21 August, the death toll has now surpassed 2, with more than 12, people injured.
Almost 53, homes have been destroyed and more than 77, have sustained damage.
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