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Home Publications Blogs Haiti: Relief and Reconstruction Watch TransAfrica Forum: "U.S. Relief Efforts in Haiti Are Not Being Effective"

TransAfrica Forum: "U.S. Relief Efforts in Haiti Are Not Being Effective"

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Monday, 15 March 2010 09:36
On March 11, TransAfrica Forum responded to the United States Southern Command, who said that “The situation on the ground in terms of the medical situation has improved,” and that “demand for medical care is not exceeding the capacity of facilities on the ground.” TransAfrica Forum president, Nicole Lee, who was in Haiti last week said, "aid is still trickling and has not nearly met the need.” The statement continues, "as the world turns its attention to the country’s longer-term reconstruction, Haiti’s people still face immediate food, shelter and sanitation shortages, as well as a severe health care crisis."

To read the entire statement, click here.

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