An earthquake of Ricther scale 7.0 hit Haiti on 12th January 2010. Catastrophic damage was reported and death tolls stood at 150,000. Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, Leogane and Jacmel have seen severe damage and general infrastructure had collapsed in regions close to the earthquake’s epicenter.

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere and the severity of this disaster left the country unable to help itself. In response, Crisis Relief Singapore, in collaboration with City Care sent out 6 teams of medical personnel and workers operating back to back in the aftermath.

The teams operated a mobile clinic located in a church compound, seeing sometimes up to 300 patients a day with no respite. Amongst others, they worked alongside other international organizations like United Nations, United States Navy, US Firefighters for Christ, German Red Cross and many others.

CRS’s Involvement
Team 2 (20th Jan – 30th Jan 2010): Dr Jennifer Yeo
Team 4 (29th Jan – 8th Feb 2010) : Dr Ian Mathews
Team 5 (17th Feb – 27th Feb 2010): Dr Jennifer Yeo, Dr Derek Allen, Terence Lim, Sharon Tan, Lim Kwee Lee
Team 6 (27th Feb – 7th Mar 2010):
Dr Lim Koon Jin, Derrick Ong, Lim Huishan