Guest guest Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 right now, they are discouraging donations in kind due to the transportation problems. This is especially true for clothing, medications and disposable medical supplies. there have been problems in the past where much of the potentially perishable supplies were lost en route- see lessons learned from KATRINA, RITA and IKE here in the states, various Turkish and Chinese earthquakes in the past 10 years, the Indonesian earthquake/tsunami of 2004 and Cyclone Nargis (Myanmar 2008). ck In a message dated 1/14/2010 15:23:43 Central Standard Time, r.stevenson7013@... writes: I am a firefighter in Texas. I am working with other departments to gather donated emergency service equipment but I need a way to get it down there. Can you help get a contact. Thank you Romy son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 That being said, any of the outfits I have previously listed might be able to put you in touch with someone on the ground in Haiti. Surprisingly enough, consider contacting Oxfam first... ck In a message dated 1/14/2010 16:13:57 Central Standard Time, r.stevenson7013@... writes: I understand that. we are looking at donating bunker gear, hose axes shovels SCBAs and such. For the long term rebuilding of thier emergency services, after all the international help leaves. Romy son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 an additional resource I had forgotten about: _www.medshare.org_ (http://www.medshare.org) which might be able to match your donation with more precise needs. ck In a message dated 1/14/2010 16:31:27 Central Standard Time, r.stevenson7013@... writes: Thank you I'll keep you updated Romy son On Jan 14, 2010, at 4:23 PM, _krin135@..._ (mailto:krin135@...) wrote: > That being said, any of the outfits I have previously listed might > be able > to put you in touch with someone on the ground in Haiti. > > Surprisingly enough, consider contacting Oxfam first... > > ck > > > In a message dated 1/14/2010 16:13:57 Central Standard Time, > _r.stevenson7013@..._ (mailto:r.stevenson7013@...) writes: > > I understand that. we are looking at donating bunker gear, hose axes > shovels SCBAs and such. For the long term rebuilding of thier > emergency services, after all the international help leaves. > > Romy son > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I am a firefighter in Texas. I am working with other departments to gather donated emergency service equipment but I need a way to get it down there. Can you help get a contact. Thank you Romy son > To All: > > My sister is a physician who has been involved in medical outreach in > Haiti for some years. She has worked with Partners in Health in the > past, > and > recommends them highly. Here's more information from PIH, which > already > has > boot on the ground in Haiti: > > Thank you very much for your offer of help – we are deeply grateful. > As > you know, the situation in Port au Prince is dire, and our response is > still > evolving as we gather more information from our colleagues on the > ground. > At this time, while we wish we could use all of the support so > generously > offered by people like you, we are unable to accommodate any > volunteers > without significant surgical or trauma training and experience. > > If you are a medical professional, please send the following > information > to _healthvolunteer@..._ (mailto:healthvolunteer@...) : > • Your occupation & any specialization > • Your availability – dates and length of time > • Where you are based/where you would travel from > • Language skills and level of ability > • Emergency/post-catastrophe experience > • Overseas experience > > We are working on the logistics of transporting trained medical > volunteers > to Haiti, and will contact you when we have assessed both our needs > and > the situation on the ground. Unfortuantely, even if we have need for > medical > teams, travel into Haiti is severely limited at this time. We will > contact > you directly if we will be able to place you as a volunteer. > > For those of you without medical training, the people of Haiti are > still > in desperate need of your support and solidarity during this > devastating > time. > > Here are some things you can do to help: > > * _DONATE_ > (https://donate.pih.org/page/contribute/haiti_earthquake?source=earthquake&s > ubsource=homepage) . Currently, our greatest need is > financial support. Our teams - 120 doctors and 600 medical > professionals > - are > in need of supplies, fuel, emergency food, water, and housing for the > displaced people in Port au Prince. The best way for you to help is to > supply > them with the means to get whatever they need to treat patients, feed > people, > and house the homeless. _Help us stand up for Haiti now._ > (http://act.pih.org/earthquake?source=earthquake&subsource=homepage) > > * _STAY INFORMED_ > (http://act.pih.org/page/s/haitiearthquake?source=earthquake&subsource=homep > age) . Sign up for email updates from PIH on our > earthquake relief efforts and get news from the ground. > > * _SPREAD THE WORD_ (http://www.pih.org/) . Alert your friends and > family to the situation in Haiti. Send them to _our website_ > (http://www.pih.org/) for information and ways to help. Organize a > fundraiser in your > community. Join our _Facebook_ > (http://www.facebook.com/partnersinhealth?ref=ts) group. Stay informed > and reach out to your networks and encourage them > to support Haiti in this crisis. > > Once again, thank you for your continuing support and partnership in > this > difficult time. > > In solidarity, > > Partners In Health > > Besides the American Red Cross, and Partners in Health > _http://www.pih.org/home_ (http://www.pih.org/home) , other Non > Governmental Organizations > involved in the rescue effort include: > > Doctors Without Borders _http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org_ > (http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/) > > Centers for International Disaster Information _http://cidi.org/home_ > (http://cidi.org/home) > > Samaritan's Purse _http://www.samaritanspurse.org_ > (http://www.samaritanspurse.org/) > > Mercy Corps _www.mercycorps.org_ (http://www.mercycorps.org/) > > Oxfam _www.oxfam.org_ (http://www.oxfam.org/) > > Folks who are having problems finding friends or relatives involved in > the > situation may contact the American Red Cross, the 888 number set up by > the > US Dep't of State or the SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio > Network) website at _www.satern.org_ (http://www.satern.org/) (there > is a > Health > and Welfare information form available at > _http://qso.com/satern/emailfrm.htm_ (http://qso.com/satern/emailfrm.htm > ) > ) > > Yes, the Government of Haiti HAS gotten memos of agreement for the > transportation of medical personnel via JetBlue and American Airlines, > BUT ONLY > for folks who have been cleared for entry by the government of Haiti. > There > are other limitations on the transport as well. > > Because of limitations on transport, donations 'in kind' are being > discouraged. Monetary Donations may be made to your charity of choice- > including > the NGOs I've listed above. > > ck > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I understand that. we are looking at donating bunker gear, hose axes shovels SCBAs and such. For the long term rebuilding of thier emergency services, after all the international help leaves. Romy son > right now, they are discouraging donations in kind due to the > transportation problems. > > This is especially true for clothing, medications and disposable > medical > supplies. there have been problems in the past where much of the > potentially > perishable supplies were lost en route- see lessons learned from > KATRINA, > RITA and IKE here in the states, various Turkish and Chinese > earthquakes in > the past 10 years, the Indonesian earthquake/tsunami of 2004 and > Cyclone > Nargis (Myanmar 2008). > > ck > > > In a message dated 1/14/2010 15:23:43 Central Standard Time, > r.stevenson7013@... writes: > > I am a firefighter in Texas. I am working with other departments to > gather donated emergency service equipment but I need a way to get it > down there. Can you help get a contact. > Thank you > Romy son > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Thank you I'll keep you updated Romy son > That being said, any of the outfits I have previously listed might > be able > to put you in touch with someone on the ground in Haiti. > > Surprisingly enough, consider contacting Oxfam first... > > ck > > > In a message dated 1/14/2010 16:13:57 Central Standard Time, > r.stevenson7013@... writes: > > I understand that. we are looking at donating bunker gear, hose axes > shovels SCBAs and such. For the long term rebuilding of thier > emergency services, after all the international help leaves. > > Romy son > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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