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Six Months After The Earthquake In Haiti: Has Health Care Improved?


First Posted: 07/13/10 01:57 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 06:05 PM ET

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In the aftermath of the 7.0 earthquake that crippled much of Haiti's infrastructure, international aid groups poured into the country, bringing medical staff and equipment to treat Haiti's wounded. Some hospitals had collapsed in the earthquake, forcing medical teams to work out of tents, often with inadequate supplies. ABC World News investigates the current state of health care in Haiti -- and the improvements that have been made in the last six months.

ABC World News' David Muir speaks with Hans van Dillen, a coordinator working with Doctors Without Borders on the ground:

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In the aftermath of the 7.0 earthquake that crippled much of Haiti's infrastructure, international aid groups poured into the country, bringing medical staff and equipment to treat Haiti's wounded. So...
In the aftermath of the 7.0 earthquake that crippled much of Haiti's infrastructure, international aid groups poured into the country, bringing medical staff and equipment to treat Haiti's wounded. So...
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jsbrill912
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11:17 AM on 07/14/2010
Disaster recovery goes far beyond food, water and medicine. It's about infrastructure, education, economy and emotional healing. A new documentary shows what disaster recovery looks like in the long-term, by examining three survivors of the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia. "Kepulihan: Stories from the Tsunami" follows the lives of three survivors over the course of the four years immediately following one of the worst natural disasters in human history. It will air on ABC on November 21, 2010. For more information, please visit our website at www.thetsunamifilm.com, or find us on Facebook by searching for "Kepulihan: Stories from the Tsunami."
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01:06 AM on 07/14/2010
Thank goodness for Doctors Without Borders.
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07:56 PM on 07/13/2010
or America
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09:25 PM on 07/13/2010
if only if only......
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05:55 AM on 07/14/2010
maybe in your childrens lifetime
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06:01 PM on 07/13/2010
Great story. Doctors without Borders is a wonderful organization.
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05:54 AM on 07/14/2010
how the H is this abusive?? f&F
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09:23 AM on 07/20/2010
Yes, indeed, "Doctors Without Borders" is a wonderful organization. Wow! Saw a need after the initial response and moved to where the "people" were with a Field Emergency Centre. That's called "reponding" to "people's" needs so that they don't have to walk miles into a demolished city centre.

What a contrast to Dr. Sanjay Gupta & Anderson Cooper reporting and sensationalizing the 6-month anniversary. I watched the coverage by CNN and thought how counter productive.
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