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Haiti: Day 16, ADRA Clinic Cares for 1,000 People a Day For more information, contact: John Torres, Senior Public Relations Manager Donate to Haiti
Earthquake Response Fund
SILVER SPRING, Md. —Sixteen days after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) continues to provide life-saving medical assistance, treating 1,000 patients every day. On Tuesday, January 26, ADRA and partner GlobalMedic installed an inflatable field hospital on the campus of the Haitian Adventist University in the neighborhood of Carrefour. The hospital, which measures 22 feet by 42 feet, will benefit more than 20,000 earthquake survivors living in a camp for displaced persons outside of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. The inflatable hospital is currently being used as a primary care center for injured survivors, and can assist an estimated 1,000 patients a day. Local aid groups have also received training on how to install, operate and maintain the hospital, to ensure that it can remain operational for as long as needed. “Since ADRA first began its response hours after this disaster, one of our primary concerns has been access to medical care,” said John Torres, Senior Public Relations Manager and a member of ADRA’s emergency response team on the ground in Haiti. “These inflatable hospitals is an effective way to bring life-saving care to the people where they are.” In addition to the medical care ADRA continues to provide basic elements for survival. In the last week, ADRA has distributed more than 351,000 pounds (159 tons) of rice, beans, oil, and salt inside the camp in Carrefour and among other displaced populations in Port-au-Prince. If you would like to support ADRA’s relief efforts, give to the Haiti Earthquake Response Fund at www.adra.org/haiti, or by phone at 1.800.424.ADRA (2372). To donate through a mobile phone, text the word "ADRA" to 85944, reply "YES" and donate a one-time $10 gift to ADRA's Haiti response. Follow ADRA on Twitter and Facebook to get the latest information as it happens. ADRA is a non-governmental organization present in 125 countries providing sustainable community development and disaster relief without regard to political or religious association, age, gender, race or ethnicity. For more information about ADRA, visit www.adra.org. Author: Nadia McGill
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