ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
- A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit 10 miles off the coast of Haiti on Tuesday, January 12.
- International Medical Corps is assembling an emergency response team.
- A hospital is reported to be collapsed.
- A tsunami alert was issued for parts of the Caribbean.
PRESS CONTACTS
In Haiti:
Margaret Aguirre
Director of Global Communications
+881.641.470.976 – Satellite Phone
In Washington, DC:
Rebecca Milner
VP, Institutional Advancement
(202) 828.5155 - office
(202) 340.1476 – cell
rmilner@internationalmedicalcorps.org
In Chicago:
Crystal Wells
Communications Officer
(617) 913.0794 - cell
cwells@internationalmedicalcorps.org
International Medical Corps is deploying
an Emergency Response Team to Haiti after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck
just 10 miles off the coast of the capital, Port-au-Prince. A hospital is reported to be collapsed,
according to the Associated Press, and a tsunami watch has been issued for
parts of the Caribbean.
International Medical Corps is assembling a team of first
responders and resources to provide lifesaving medical care and other emergency
services to survivors of the earthquake.
This response draws on 25 years of experience in emergency settings,
including last September’s earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia, and the massive 2005
earthquake in Pakistan.
Since its inception
more than 25 years ago, International Medical Corps’ mission has been
consistent: relieve the suffering of those impacted by war, natural
disaster, and disease, by delivering vital health care services that
focus on training. This approach of helping people help themselves is
critical to returning devastated populations to self-reliance. For more
information visit: www.InternationalMedicalCorps.org