Earthquake Devastates Haiti

On 12 January, the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake and multiple aftershocks centered within 10 miles of the city.

I-TECH Haiti has been working in close collaboration with the Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (MSPP) and other Haitian partners for more than 5 years, to increase clinical skills and strengthen public health systems to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Haiti.

To accomplish that work, I-TECH has an office with 36 staff in Haiti, all of whom survived the earthquake, though many suffered devastating losses of close family and several were made homeless. On 18 January the I-TECH Haiti office re-opened, and I-TECH Haiti staff are currently working to support multiple clinical sites in Port-au-Prince.

I-TECH has begun planning for program continuity in our work strengthening Haiti's health systems and public sector response to HIV and AIDS. I-TECH remains committed to our work in Haiti, and to our locally-employed staff who work tirelessly under challenging conditions. At this time of tragedy our thoughts are with the people of Haiti.