Direct Relief is deploying a consignment of medical aid tomorrow for The Socio-Cultural Movement of Haitian Workers (MOSCTHA), a partner based in the Dominican Republic. MOSCTHA sent its medical van to the border region Sunday to serve as a mobile medical clinic for refugees from Port-au-Prince. The consignment, valued at more than $176,000 (wholesale), includes broad-spectrum antibiotics, wound-care supplies (gauze,
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Several of Direct Relief International’s partners from around the world have offered aid in support of our emergency relief work in Haiti. Some who had been expecting large shipments of medical supplies have asked that they be redirected to Haiti. Others have pledged cash support. This extraordinary generosity, from those with limited resources deserves to be highlighted. The, Pakistan Institute of
Read more →Direct Relief staff members Brett Williams and Nate Brock are in Haiti coordinating logistics and relief efforts there. Williams’ comments from Port-au-Prince follow: We have been able to organize the piles of medical supplies for the tent hospital that has been established in two large tents at the UN compound, where dozens of volunteer physicians from the States and several
Read more →Direct Relief received a donation today from a boy who came to our offices with his mother to drop off money he had received for his birthday. He is one of thousands of donors who have selflessly supported our emergency response work in Haiti, at whatever level they are able. We are touched and grateful for your support
Read more →Brett Williams, director of emergency response, and Nate Brock, operations specialist, are in Port-au-Prince coordinating logistics and more for Direct Relief’s aid provision in country. The two are attending briefings with Former President Bill Clinton (right) as well as U.N. officials. Williams has coordinated on-the-ground earthquake responses for Direct Relief during Pakistan’s 2005 quake and the 2008 quake in China.
Read more →Five days before the earthquake hit in Haiti, Justinian University Hospital (JUH) in Cap-Haitien received a 40-foot container size shipment of medical aid and supplies from Direct Relief to support its regular patient care. Valued at more than $135,000 (wholesale), the supplies and equipment will be extremely useful as the hospital anticipates an influx of trauma patients in the coming
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