Health
Plan-supported clinics have provided medical treatment to thousands of children and adults
Plan has been working alongside Haiti's Ministry of Health and local health institutions to contribute to the physical and mental health, wellbeing and resilience of children, adolescents, youth and their care givers affected by the earthquake.
Emergency response
Within days of the disaster, Plan secured a US $13 million donation of essential drugs, including oral rehydration salts, which were flown in and distributed by the World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization.
Plan was given the responsibility of managing health services in the largest resettlement camp – the Haitian Government had relocated some 10,000 people to the camp from Port-au-Prince.
Plan built dormitory housing for health workers so that they would be available 24/7 to camp residents. Plan also built maternal health clinics of wood and tin that can also serve as classrooms for awareness-raising sessions in nutrition, hygiene and now, cholera prevention.
Mobile health clinics
In the aftermath, we met immediate needs of affected populations by establishing mobile clinics and providing psychosocial support to children and their families who have been psychologically distressed by the disaster.
Since the earthquake, Plan’s health initiatives have focused on preventative care, mobile vaccination clinics and on health posts at the camps that handle referrals and support transportation to hospitals when cases require specialised attention. Over 124,000 children have been vaccinated for measles, diphtheria and tetanus.
Gender-based violence and sexual health
Plan is committed to protecting women and girls in post-earthquake Haiti by working with partners to establish protection and coping mechanisms that prevent gender-based violence and help victims of abuse.
Together with local organisations specialised in the promotion, protection and defence of women’s rights, Plan will work to establish community watch groups and reception centres in targeted communities in Jacmel and Croix-des-Bouquets.
Plan is in the process of developing a community-based campaign targeting adolescent and adult men to take a stand in their communities against violence to women.
We are also carrying out an assessment of the opportunities for providing youth-friendly services for adolescent sexual and reproductive health services.
