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Haiti Relief Effort ... Faces Major Logistics Challenges
Colleagues,
As is often the case ... logistics is the biggest challenge in war and peace. See this report from the New York Times ...
... A host of logistical problems snarled traffic at the Port-au-Prince airport on Thursday, forcing the airport to turn planes away, stranding relief workers for hours and threatening to delay the relief supplies that Haiti so desperately needs...
... While some search and rescue teams were able to land, the first large cargo shipment, of water and medical supplies, was not scheduled to arrive until Friday...
... logistical challenges include — no fuel for planes to leave once they land, no crews to unload arriving aircraft, only one warehouse to hold the expected influx of materials, no clear plan of how to distribute supplies from the airport once it arrives, “little security” ...
... By yesterday afternoon, the airport was turning flights away because it could not accommodate them ...
... For example, Direct Relief International, an organization based in Santa Barbara, Calif., has 20 pallets containing 4 tons of medical supplies donated by major pharmaceutical companies ready to be picked up by FedEx at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday. But a FedEx spokesman said that it was still negotiating with the United Nations and government agencies for a time slot to land in Port-au-Prince, hoping that it would be by the weekend...
... With air traffic difficult ... some rescue organizations flew to Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, to try to reach Port-au-Prince by bus or truck ... the airport there is likely to become the secondary staging area for the aid efforts...
... Large shipments of supplies cannot yet reach the capital by sea, either, because of heavy damage to Haiti’s largest seaport at Port-au-Prince ... Cap Haitien, a port on the north side of the island, is likely to become the primary port for relief supplies ... but, Cap Haitien can handle only a third of the volume of Port-au-Prince...
Read on at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/world/americas/15relief.html?th&a...
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As is often the case ... logistics is the biggest challenge in war and peace. See this report from the New York Times ...
... A host of logistical problems snarled traffic at the Port-au-Prince airport on Thursday, forcing the airport to turn planes away, stranding relief workers for hours and threatening to delay the relief supplies that Haiti so desperately needs...
... While some search and rescue teams were able to land, the first large cargo shipment, of water and medical supplies, was not scheduled to arrive until Friday...
... logistical challenges include — no fuel for planes to leave once they land, no crews to unload arriving aircraft, only one warehouse to hold the expected influx of materials, no clear plan of how to distribute supplies from the airport once it arrives, “little security” ...
... By yesterday afternoon, the airport was turning flights away because it could not accommodate them ...
... For example, Direct Relief International, an organization based in Santa Barbara, Calif., has 20 pallets containing 4 tons of medical supplies donated by major pharmaceutical companies ready to be picked up by FedEx at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday. But a FedEx spokesman said that it was still negotiating with the United Nations and government agencies for a time slot to land in Port-au-Prince, hoping that it would be by the weekend...
... With air traffic difficult ... some rescue organizations flew to Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, to try to reach Port-au-Prince by bus or truck ... the airport there is likely to become the secondary staging area for the aid efforts...
... Large shipments of supplies cannot yet reach the capital by sea, either, because of heavy damage to Haiti’s largest seaport at Port-au-Prince ... Cap Haitien, a port on the north side of the island, is likely to become the primary port for relief supplies ... but, Cap Haitien can handle only a third of the volume of Port-au-Prince...
Read on at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/world/americas/15relief.html?th&a...
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Permalink Reply by John A. Liebert, MD on -
Isn't the Gates Foundation involved in improving preparedness to facilitate better Disaster Medicine response in Third World Countries? John Liebert
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Permalink Reply by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on
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John,
Thank you for the reply. I am not up to date on specific efforts the Gates Foundation may have in Haiti. I think I have read a report that they have some presence in country. As I learn more, I will share updates with you. Thank you.
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