Global & Disaster Medicine

What to do and what not to do in Haiti….

October 18th, 2016

Business Insider

“….When UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon touched down in Haiti Saturday for a one-day visit, he faced two immediate challenges and one longer-term dilemma.

First…..generate more international aid.

Second……allay the frustrations of local Haitians, who complain of a slow emergency response……..

His long-term challenge, however, may be his toughest – and one he shares with other public and private aid groups: How to help Haiti rebuild while avoiding the pitfalls that have dogged the international development push in the wake of a devastating 2010 earthquake. Billions of dollars were spent and yet, six years later, many Haitians were still living in tents……..”

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