Save the Children's Health and Nutrition Director Kathryn Bolles

Ten days after the 7.0 earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Save the Children reports that health needs have become urgent in the make-shift camps where families have gathered, especially for children. Many of the injured have yet to receive care from the understaffed hospitals, and unsanitary conditions in the camps are likely to lead to a widespread outbreak of disease.

To meet this need, Save the Children has established two mobile clinics in Leogane one of the hardest hit towns where 90% of all buildings are damaged. The clinics are treating 100 people a day; the most common injuries are broken bones, cuts and lacerations. Additional health teams are distributing medical aid in camps in Port-au-Prince, Jacmel and Petit Guave, reaching a total of 85,000 Haitians to date.

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• Haiti
• Save the Children
• Earthquake