International Medical Relief (IMR) started working in Haiti four days after the devastating earthquake in 2010. The catastrophic 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti, leveling thousands of structures and killing hundreds of thousands of people. That year alone IMR sent 14 medical teams and 483 volunteers who treated nearly 28,000 patients.
In 2011, IMR continued to work in Haiti, especially as many NGO's were pulling out. The need for medical care still continues to be great. Demand for resources increased dramatically once the cholera outbreak began in October 2010.
Throughout 2011 and 2012, IMR will complete 12 more trips. From 2,000 to 4,000 patients are treated on each trip depending on the size and composition of the team.
Today, more than 550,000 people still live in the tent cities set up throughout the Haitian capital. Schools are being rebuilt, and some residents are now beginning to move out of the encampments, rediscovering a sense of community. But jobs and a sense of security remain elusive and cholera remains endemic.
In 2011, IMR continued to work in Haiti, especially as many NGO's were pulling out. The need for medical care still continues to be great. Demand for resources increased dramatically once the cholera outbreak began in October 2010.
Patients waiting to be seen at IMR clinic
Throughout 2011 and 2012, IMR will complete 12 more trips. From 2,000 to 4,000 patients are treated on each trip depending on the size and composition of the team.
Today, more than 550,000 people still live in the tent cities set up throughout the Haitian capital. Schools are being rebuilt, and some residents are now beginning to move out of the encampments, rediscovering a sense of community. But jobs and a sense of security remain elusive and cholera remains endemic.
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