Doctors of the World Canada

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12 September 2010 - Eight months after the devastating earthquake of 12 January 2010 that killed an estimated 230,000 people and affected over 3 million, the humanitarian situation in Haiti remains precarious. An estimated 1.3 million people remain displaced in over 1,300 spontaneous camps in the most-affected regions. Humanitarian actors continue to work to meet basic needs, improve living conditions, and mitigate the serious health and protection risks in these environments. Humanitarian actors are also responding to the growing needs in less-affected rural areas, where over 600,000 displaced people are exhausting the meagre resources of fragile host communities. CIDA is supporting Médecins du Monde to establish two fixed clinics and one mobile clinic in the commune of Cité Soleil in Port-au-Prince. Specific activities include: the provision of primary and reproductive health care; disease and malnutrition surveillance; health promotion and education; vaccinations for children and pregnant or lactating mothers; psychosocial support for adults and children, as well as support for the Communal Health Authority.