Haiti's HIV/AID Center is Open for Patients

[sharon sanders]

http://www.gheskio.org/

GHESKIO
33 Boulevard
Harry Truman
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (509) 222-0031

January 2010- GHESKIO is Open!

January 15, 2010 2pm HAITI UPDATE GHESKIO is open for patients! Even though the damage to GHESKIO facilities is extensive and the reconstruction cost could be in the millions, Dr. Patrice Severe and Dr. Rose Verdier are at the GHESKIO clinics providing what treatment they can. They will have to find a way to treat not only the victims of the recent earthquake, but also their regular patients, many of whom depend on antiretroviral therapy and TB drugs. Dr. Jean Pape says, "This is the worst tragedy I have ever witnessed. It will take some time but I am convinced that with our dedication and effort we will succeed to get our country back. "

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15 janvier 2010 2pm HA?TI UPDATE GHESKIO est ouverte pour les patients!

M?me si les dommages aux installations GHESKIO est ?tendue et le co?t de reconstruction pourrait atteindre des millions, le Dr Patrice s?v?re et le Dr Rose Verdier sont dans les cliniques GHESKIO fournir ce traitement qu'ils peuvent. Ils devront trouver un moyen de traiter non seulement les victimes du r?cent tremblement de terre, mais aussi leurs patients r?guliers, dont beaucoup d?pendent de traitements antir?troviraux et des m?dicaments antituberculeux. Dr. Jean Pape dit: ?C'est la pire trag?die que j'ai jamais vu. Il faudra un certain temps mais je suis convaincu qu'avec notre d?vouement et les efforts que nous r?ussirons ? remettre notre pays."

[sharon sanders]

Re: Haiti's HIV/AID Center is Open for Patients

<table summary="This table is for formatting only" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" width="50%" valign="top">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Saturday, January 16, 2010
</td><td align="right" width="50%" valign="top">Contact: HHS Press Office
(202) 690-6343
</td></tr></tbody></table>First HHS Medical Teams Providing Assistance in Haiti

The first medical teams on the ground in Haiti from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are providing technical assistance at the GHESKIO Clinic in the capital, Port-au-Prince. They will begin basic and acute medical care in the aftermath of Tuesday's earthquake and its aftershocks.
More than 200 HHS medical personnel arrived yesterday in the Caribbean country, and 50 additional personnel are en route. Shipments of medicine, medical equipment and supplies have also begun to arrive for use by the HHS teams.
In addition, HHS disaster mortuary personnel began working today with Haitian officials to determine how the United States can assist in managing fatalities. HHS personnel also are working with local officials to assess veterinary needs.
HHS personnel also may assist the Haitian government with mental health services, disaster and public health assessments, environmental health and safety testing, and the critical reconstruction of health care infrastructure.
The HHS teams of doctors, nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians and other personnel are part of the National Disaster Medical System and the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. HHS activated both organizations to assist in relief efforts in Haiti.
HHS is also helping U.S. citizens returning from Haiti. Since the earthquake, personnel from the HHS Administration for Children and Families' Office of Refugee Resettlement have assisted nearly 1,000 Americans being flown from Haiti to U.S. military bases, assessing their needs upon arrival. These needs may include medical care, short-term shelter, and transportation to their destinations in the United States.
To learn more about HHS relief and support activities in Haiti, visit www.hhs.gov/haiti. More information about the National Disaster Medical System is available at http://www.hhs.gov/aspr/opeo/ndms/index.html and more can be found about the U.S. Public Health Service at http://www.usphs.gov/.