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Haiti and Sanitation in the Wake of a Disaster

UNICEF estimates that 1.1 million displaced people require emergency latrines as sanitation remains one of the most urgent concerns in post-earthquake Haiti.

(PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) - Sanitation is among the most urgent concerns in Haiti following the earthquake. UNICEF estimates that 1.1 million displaced people require emergency latrines.

Haiti Resettlement and Life in a Remote Village

An entire community that lost everything in Port-au-Prince is resettling in a village about 40 to 50 km outside the capital. MINUSTAH

(PORT-AU-PRINCE / SALEM) - One week after the devastating earthquake hit Haiti, a community of about 3,000 moved to this site in Archaie, some 30 miles outside of Port-au-Prince. Living among the rubble was too dangerous and they have decided to take a chance in this remote village.

Handling Tuberculosis in Haiti

There are roughly 30,000 new cases of tuberculosis each year in Haiti.

(PORT-AU-PRINCE / SALEM) - Haiti has the highest tuberculosis (TB) rate in the Americas, and health experts say that number may rise. Since last month’s earthquake, TB patients that have had their treatment disrupted could now become more infectious -- many are now living in the camps.

Rain Complicates Problems in Haiti

Ruth Destile is a mother of two children who have been sick since the day of the earthquake. Her tent is soaked from the rain and she doesn’t even have a place to take care of them.

(PORT-AU-PRINCE / SALEM) - The rain began falling in Haiti two days ago, and a new wave of fear may be spreading among the survivors of last month’s earthquake.

Demonstrations are happening around the capital Port-au-Prince. These Haitians say they have nowhere to sleep because their tents are soaked from the rain.

Haiti University Memorial

Of some 1,500 schools visited to date in the worst hit areas of Haiti, only 85 had escaped severe damage from the earthquake, which is estimated to have killed some 200,000 people, injured many others and left 2 million in need of aid.

(PORT-AU-PRINCE / SALEM) - Students, parents and university officials struggled with their emotions as they returned to what was left of the University of Port-au-Prince to mourn the 150 students who lost their lives in last month’s earthquake.

Five of Ten Americans on Child Abduction Charges Taken to Port-au-Prince Court

Court hearing includes main figure in alleged child abduction scandal.

(PORT-AU-PRINCE/SALEM) - Five of the ten Americans held on child abduction charges were in a Port-au-Prince court today for hearings. The Americans were accused of trying to take 33 Haitian children out of the country to the Dominican Republic last month.

Oregon Community EFFORT for Haiti: Priceless

I ask for teams all around to join our team and help alleviate a small need, to help us remember our connection and common humanity.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The need in Haiti is great, during this time many have gathered to give and do what they can to help. I am honored to coordinate such a project through Clackamas High School and Linwood Elementary, with several more community groups joining weekly.

Former U.S. President Clinton Visits Haiti

Clinton talked about his new expanded role and said that he plans to help the country with its long term priorities.

(PORT-AU-PRINCE/SALEM) - United Nations Special Envoy, former U.S. President Bill Clinton arrived in Haiti Friday for the first time since assuming his expanded role in coordinating international quake relief, from emergency response to reconstruction to launching a new funding appeal.

WHO Calls Breastfeeding Best Answer for Newborns in Haiti

Risks of miscarriages and other complications are serious.

(PORT-AU-PRINCE/SALEM) - The United Nations reports that about 7,000 women are due to give birth this month in Haiti, as medical teams continue to work around the clock in birthing tents to deliver newborns.

According to UNICEF, there are currently 120,000 pregnant women in Haiti, more than half are in earthquake-affected areas.

Schools in Haiti Still Under Plenty of Rubble

Many survivors still harbor fears of ever being in a classroom again.

(PORT-AU-PRINCE/SALEM) - As schools in other provinces in Haiti reopened today, students of Port-au- Prince’s Daniel Fignolé high school, one of 8,000 schools damaged by the earthquake, still grieved their deceased classmates and teachers as well as struggled with the traumatic memories of being in a classroom again.

Louis Montespoir is the Director of the Daniel Fignole School. "We don't have any teachers that died in the building - but some died elsewhere. But we have 700 students who died."