rock stars
Reading the breaking headlines about the earthquake/tsunami in Haiti has been a shock. We were just in Port au Prince’s General Hospital weeks ago and witnessed and worked in some of it’s desperate and short-supplied conditions.
I can only imagine the conditions the doctors, nurses, and staff are faced with now. We met far too many of these incredible people, which we’d call “rock stars” for their intelligence and effort in the face of the tough conditions they faced each and every day. Meet just a few:
Supplies are low or non-existent, hours are long, and the need is great. The recent natural disaster has surely overwhelmed the fragile health care system. There is no ambulance service, fire department or disaster care that many of us are fortunate to have. I saw one “ambulance” while there for two weeks, and it was a land cruiser from Doctors Without Borders. Please consider donating to an NGO such as the IFRC, UNICEF, or MSF. They are already on location and will likely play a crucial role in the rapid response of days to come.