MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'earthquake haiti'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:21:36 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3651253&cid=t_328160_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F06%2F11%2Fhaiti-16%2F Port-au-Prince – April 24, 2010 2 girls carrying water to their tent in the camp of Ancho, Port-au-Prince. “More than one million people are still living in deplorable conditions, beneath tents or plastic sheeting, without a clear sense of what’s ahead in the coming months,” says Stefano Zannini, MSF’s head of mission in Haiti. “In the meantime, the rains are intensifying, flooding the sites where earthquake victims live several times a week.” (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3651253 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:38:45 +0100 3651253 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316076&cid=t_328160_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fhaiti-breastfeeding-tents%2F I recently heard from a woman involved in the relief efforts in Haiti. Susannah Masur, the Communications Officer for the organization Action Against Hunger, writes how the organization currently supports breastfeeding in Haiti: My organization, Action Against Hunger, has set up makeshift tents in battered neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince to provide mothers and their infants with a safe environment for breastfeeding, as well as medical, nutritional, and psychological support. She shared the link to a UNICEF video on the baby tents. The video is quite informative about the myths surrounding breastfeeding after a disaster such as the earthquake, the importance of breastfeeding in an emergency, and the danger of formula-feeding, particularly with unsafe water. Have a hanky ready, and check out... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316076 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:04:04 +0100 3316076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298319&cid=t_328160_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.disruptivewomen.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F02%2Fhaitiupdategurley.mp3 The following interview with Dr. Jan Gurley, a board-certified internist physician, was recently featured on the Better Health blog. Dr. Jan Gurley just returned from a mission trip to Haiti, 5 weeks after the earthquake hit. In this audio clip, she relays a horrific first-hand account of the current realities of life in Port Au Prince. With no running water, bathrooms, or place to shelter – and packed into a field with 100,000 people – some young women are choosing to stop drinking water in an effort to commit suicide. Dr. Gurley describes the loss of human dignity associated with the crisis in Haiti, including a near stampede when sanitary napkins were offered in a crowd of women. She explains that the place is becoming dangerous – and the screams of women being raped i... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298319 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:53:51 +0100 3298319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3230357&cid=t_328160_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F02%2F02%2Fhaiti-12%2F Port-au-Prince – January 28, 2010 Patients at Hospital Isaie Jeanty, in Chancerelle. MSF started working in Isaie Jeanty one week after the earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince. The MSF team provides orthopedic surgery, maternity services, post-operation care and psychosocial activities. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3230357 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:11:36 +0100 3230357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3200522&cid=t_328160_113_f&fid=36671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fopen.medicdrive.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F01%2F23%2Fstand-up-to-haiti-campaign%2F A major earthquake centered just 10 miles from Port-au-Prince has devastated the country.  Partners in Health and its partner organization Zanmi Lasante have worked in Haiti for nearly twenty-five years, and today is one of the largest non-governmental health care providers in the country. As so many feel the helplessness of unfolding events, and knowing that [...] (Source: Constructive Medicine 2.0) Constructive Medicine 2.0 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3200522 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:28:38 +0100 3200522 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3192327&cid=t_328160_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F01%2F21%2Fhaiti-8%2F Port-au-Prince – January 20, 2010 The team of nephrologists found a working dialysis machine, and has treated 6 patients with dialysis yesterday. More machines have arrived, meaning treatments can be offered to more patients with “crush syndrome”. Crush syndrome is a condition in which muscle tissue damaged by severe internal injury may release massive quantities of toxins into the bloodstream and lead to kidney failure. MSF flew in four dialysis machines and medicines needed to treat the syndrome. Left untreated, crush syndrome can be fatal. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3192327 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:47:29 +0100 3192327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3185580&cid=t_328160_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F01%2F19%2Fone-girl-in-port-au-prince%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: Anaika St. Louis Her name was Anaika St. Louis, and she was 11 years old. Her story is just one among thousands in Haiti last week. Anaika had braids. She wore a pink dress. On her face was a pair of glasses given to her by one of the rescuers to protect her eyes from debris. Anaika was in a lot of pain. She talked to CNN correspondent Ivan Watson. Rescuers held her hand. She’d been stuck in the concrete slabs for 48 hours. Her right leg was pinned under a steel beam, and she could not be freed unless rescuers performed an amputation. Which they finally did… Read the rest on AOL. One Girl in Port-au-Prince. Posted in Politics Daily Tagged: cnn, earthquake, haiti, port-au-prince, victim (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3185580 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:17:12 +0100 3185580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3184488&cid=t_328160_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F01%2F18%2Fhaiti-6%2F Martissant, Port-au-Prince – January 17, 2010 Hélène Rémy, 31 years old, nurse in Carrefour, and her husband Jonas François, 30 years old, were burnt during the earthquake due to an explosion on the street. They were brought to the Martissant clinic on Tuesday night, the night of the quake. They were treated for their injuries as soon as they arrived. Hélène has both her legs, her back, both arms and her face burnt while her husband has his back, face and arms burnt. They are side by side under nets in a tent outside. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3184488 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:27:45 +0100 3184488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3185302&cid=t_328160_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D8230 Fellow Malaysians, you can do your bit to help the unfortunate Haitians who have been struck by a devastating earthquake. Donations can be made to: Unicef Malaysia Haiti Appeal and the Malaysian Red Crescent Even if the aftershocks have stopped, for the doctors in Haiti, the Worst is Yet to Come from the Malaysian Medical Resources Help the Haitian earthquake victims (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3185302 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3185302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3181484&cid=t_328160_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F01%2F17%2Fhaiti-5%2F Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January 15 2010 Calixte Oudens, a blind street singer, almost died with his family when their house collapsed. He already composed a song about the disaster. “Cathedrale Notre-Dame”, in the background was totally destroyed during the earthquake. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3181484 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:45:11 +0100 3181484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178958&cid=t_328160_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F01%2F15%2Fthink-before-you-plunk-which-charity-will-use-your-haiti-donation-wisely%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: Haiti earthquake survivors Compassion for the victims of Tuesday’s earthquake outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has prompted caring people to donate. I had planned to write a quick post discouraging donations to big, bloated, bureaucratic charities with overpaid CEOs and marketing budgets more appropriate for multinational oil companies than nonprofits. But I soon realized that by the time I separated rumors from facts and scandals from smear campaigns, Haiti would be fully rebuilt and I would be serving out my dotage in the Sarah Daft Home. So I’ll just suggest as a caution that readers check out Caroline Preston’s 2007 post on philanthropy.com, “What the Red Cross Scandal Says About All Charities,” in which she quot... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178958 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:23:09 +0100 3178958