Haiti

the  Major disasters in the last 10 years, 2000 – 2010: 2001 – Gujarat Earthquake, India                                20,000 Deaths 2003 – Bam Earthquake, Iran                                      30,000 Deaths 2004 – Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami    230,000 Deaths 2005 – Kashmir Earthquake, Pakistan                       85,000 Deaths 2005 – Hurricane Katrina, USA                                       1,300 Deaths 2008 – Sichuan China Earthquake, Chine                 70,000 Deaths 2008 – Cyclone Nargis, Burma (Myanmar)              150,000 Deaths 2010 – Haitian Earthquake, Haiti                               170,000+ Deaths These natural disasters have cost hundreds of thousands of lives, displaced and made homeless millions of people, mostly the poorest of the poor, cost billions upon billions of dollars, and their global impact has lasted for years. There is no reason for us to expect that these moanings and groanings of our living planet will ever stop. Therefore, it is essential that we are prepared for the worst. First, we have to be prepared in our own home, then in our community, our state, our country, and finally the world. The point of this brief article is to provide you with a list of the principles of being prepared to go, to help, and to unselfishly SERVE others in their time of need. The Princ...
Source: Wilderness Medicine Newsletter - Category: Rural Health Authors: Tags: Disaster Medicine Emergency Medicine Environmental Emergencies wilderness emergency medicine Wilderness Medicine wilderness medicine newsletter Earthquake Haiti Earthquake response resuers in Haiti Source Type: news