Are there any health problems that the public health community did not anticipate?
I think they were anticipating major epidemics that didn’t occur, such as cholera and emerging infections. Fortunately, we were able to avoid them, but since I’m not practicing in Haiti, I can’t say I have all the information on that. What are health services in Haiti like today? Where are people going to get their medical care? Obviously, there’s less access to care than existed prior to the earthquake. A lot of the hospitals crumbled, a lot of providers’ offices were damaged, a lot of providers died. There are fewer providers providing care. Right now many people are going to their previous providers and dispensaries, but these have been supplemented by the makeshift hospitals that the NGO’s set up after the earthquake. Some areas, particularly the rural areas, still lack health care, and people still need to travel long distances in the back of a car, on the back of a donkey, or on a cart to access health care. What are the challenges that Haitian health professionals are facing at
