Merlin’s Haiti medical team has been working tirelessly to meet the overwhelming needs of Haitians.
Our team of 17 specialists, including an orthopaedic surgeon, plastic surgeon, anaesthetist, two A&E consultants and nurses, yesterday treated dozens of patients in need of urgent medical expertise, with more already lined up for today.
Merlin aid worker Alex Cottin says:
“Looking back over the past few days and realising just how much we’ve been able to do – from partnering with local organisations to finding a suitable, secured area to operate in the midst of one of the worst hit areas, to actually saving life after life, I am truly amazed by how much we’ve accomplished.”
As well as performing emergency surgery, our team is treating communicable diseases and respiratory infections.
Our work is currently focused in three areas of acute need in Haiti – Delmas 33, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, and Léogâne and Petit-Goâve, both coastal towns to the west of the capital.
We are operating a surgical unit, triage for screening and referral, setting up mobile medical tents, as well as conducting further assessments to identify unmet needs.
Our longer term plans are to continue working in these three areas to:
- Run a further two month surgical intervention;
- Run 11 static clinics;
- Run three mobile clinics in each area reaching out to people in the surrounding hinterland;
- Continuing to distribute non-food items, including blankets and shelter.
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