The Latest on Haiti – February 19

Haiti relief

Haiti: Latest Statistics by Pan Am Special Report of February 16th: 212,069 Dead, 383 missing, 300,517 injured, 135,919 affected families, 1,237,077 people in shelters, 467,701 displaced people. http://bit.ly/HaHrt2

The rainy season with flood risk is due early April and the hurricane season begins early June

American Airlines is starting commercial passenger flights as of tomorrow, Feb 19. Other operators will resume in March http://bit.ly/HSRFe16

Assessment of the runway raised concerns about long-term effects of heavy, wide-wing planes and an 80 metric ton limit has been placed on incoming aircraft.

Following a peak of 162 flights per day, the number of flights has gradually fallen to some 50 per day over the last days.

Since the start of the relief operation, a total of 2,678 flights have landed at the Port-au-Prince main ramp.

The department with the highest influx of people continues to be Artibonite with 162,509 arrivals.

The Ministry of Health confirmed medicines and medical products will be provided for free to all public health facilities until April 12.

Over 66,000 people have been employed under the UNDP cash-for-work program, mainly in support of drain clearing and debris removal.

Rubble removal is increasingly urgent to make space for settlements.

The most urgent priorities for assistance continue to include shelter and sanitation

Haiti Humanitarian Appeal Funding: Food Amount requested: $480,418,546 / Amount given: $136,231,164

Earthquake Revised Humanitarian Appeal Funding Snapshot 2/18 http://bit.ly/HaMny2 SHELTER: requested: $118,523,653 given $25,561,618

511,405 People have left #PaP for outlying departments, according to the national Civil Protection Agency 2/17 http://bit.ly/LeavPaP

Lots of people living in crowded areas w/poor sanitation & difficulty accessing clean water facilitates spread of disease. http://bit.ly/HaImun

An intensive campaign is underway in Haiti to immunize around 1.5 million Haitians, amid concerns of increased risks of disease outbreaks.

2002 UN Study: there were 173,000 restavek children (slave children), more than 8% of the population between the ages of 5 and 17. Expert believes there are more than 300,000 restavek children in Haiti still.

Haiti shelter emergency as rain turns camps to mud. Crowded, rain-sodden camps pose disease risk. http://bit.ly/HaRain1

The rains are coming; a reminder: Tropical Storm Tracks and Major Storm Effects on Haiti 1994 – 2010 http://bit.ly/HaRain

VERY IMPORTANT! Help Establish a 21st Century Epidemic Advisory System For Haiti http://bit.ly/HaHlth