Haiti Earthquake Relief Operation
A major 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Saturday morning, 14 August 2021More than 2,200 people are known to be dead and over 7,000 are injured. 40,000 homes have been destroyed. NATAN volunteers are now on the ground in Haiti. They move from one small village to another, setting up field clinics and bringing life-saving medicine and supplies, attending some 30-50 patients each day.This is a joint operation run by NATAN and our partners, Operation Blessing.
Haiti Earthquake 2021 - Aid for Survivors
NATAN worked in Haiti for more than a year following the deadly earthquake in 2010 (Read more). NATAN Teams returned to Haiti in August - September 2021 following the recent earthquake. Read the Field Diary of Dr. Sharon Kronfeld Shaul, NATAN team member in earthquake relief operation
One of the biggest challenges for the medical relief operation in Haiti is the poor condition of the roads. The last earthquake destroyed houses and killed people in remote villages that are not connected by paved roads and are very hard to reach. Nevertheless NATAN's team managed to visit and set up mobile clinics in several of such villages. Our small teams traveling in 4x4 vehicles are more agile and more mobile than many of the other, bigger aid organizations.
Reaching remote locations
NATAN relief team reaches villages near earthquake site, on unpaved roads, flooded and blocked by boulders following magnitude 7.2 earthquake. Haiti, Aug - Sep 2021
Reaching remote locations on flooded roads following magnitude 7.2 earthquake. Haiti, Sept. 2021
The villages we serve are inaccessible to large vehicles, with on roads blocked by fallen boulders. Haiti, Sept. 2021
NATAN team maneuvers around a huge boulder blocking the road . Haiti, Sept. 2021
Reaching remote locations - on dirt roads - Haiti earthquake relief operation, Sept. 2021
Driving through flooded roads following Haiti earthquake Sept. 2021
Teams go on foot where cars cannot pass.
Carrying packs filled with supplies and with hope...
Sometimes the only way to get there is to walk...
NATAN field clinics - Haiti Aug - Sept. 2021
Haiti field clinic August 2021
Dr. Dalya Navot-Minzer, Haiti field clinic. Aug. 2021
Amit Kahn and Dr. Dalya Navot, Haiti field clinic August 2021
NATAN teams teaching hygiene and ways to ensure clean drinking water. Haiti Sept. 2021
Haiti hygiene and health training. Dr. Sharon Kronfeld Shaul. Sept. 2021
Dr. Yael Gillerman. Haiti field clinic. Sept. 2021
Oded Regev takes vitals of patient at outdoor field clinic. Haiti Sept 2021
Dr. Yael Gillerman. Haiti field clinic. Sept. 2021
Dr. Sharon Kronfeld Shaul. Haiti field clinic. Sept. 2021
Dr. Yael Gillerman. Haiti field clinic. Sept. 2021
Dr. Yael Gillerman. Haiti field clinic. Sept. 2021
Oded Regev takes vitals of patients arriving at outdoor field clinic, Haiti 2021
Dr. Sharon Kronfeld Shaul. Haiti field clinic. Sept. 2021
Dr. Sharon Kronfeld Shaul treats tiny baby at Haiti field clinic. Sept. 2021
Dr. Dalya Navot-Minzer, field clinic, Haiti, August 2021
Partnership: NATAN - Operation Blessing Joint Operation
Haiti Earthquake Relief, Aug - Sep 2021
Meeting with local partners, Haiti, Sep 2021
NATAN's Team 2 meet with Operation Blessing's Medical Director, Dr. Jenny Flor on arrival in Port au Prince, Haiti
NATAN Team with Operation Blessing's Dr. Jenny Flor
Operation Blessing bringing clean drinking water to remote villages
Operation Blessing brings the blessing of clean drinking water...
Meeting with local partners
NATAN/OB joint earthquake relief operation, Haiti August 2021
Operation Blessing packing medical supplies for NATAN/OB joint relief operation, Haiti August 2021
Operation Blessing volunteer training
Operation Blessing volunteer training
NATAN team members with colleagues from Operation Blessing, Port au Prince, Haiti, Sep 2021
Meeting with local partners
Meet the Team - Haiti - Aug-Sep 2021
Haiti Earthquake Relief Operations, Aug-Sep 2021, L-R: Amit Kahn, Dr. Yael Gillerman, Dr. Sharon Kronfeld Shaul, Dr. Eitan Shahar, Oded Regev
Amit Kahn, Team 1 - first on the ground in Haiti
Dr. Dalya Navot-Minzer, Team 1
Team 1 Departure: Dr. Dalya Navot-Minzer, Amit Kahn
Field clinic, Haiti - Dr. Dalya Navot-Minzer, Amit Kahn
Field clinic, Haiti - Amit Kahn, Dr. Dalya Navot-Minzer
pre-departure briefing
Team 2 Departure: L-R: Dr. Yael Gillerman, Dr. Sharon Kronfeld Shaul, Oded Regev, Dr. Eitan Shahar,
Team 2 Departure: L-R: Dr. Sharon Kronfeld Shaul, Oded Regev, Dr. Yael Gillerman, Dr. Eitan Shahar
Team 2 Arrival: L-R: Dr. Sharon Kronfeld Shaul, Dr. Eitan Shahar, Oded Regev, Dr. Yael Gillerman
Team 2 - L-R: Oded Regev, Eitan Shahar, Dr. Sharon Kronfeld Shaul, Dr. Yael Gillerman
Team 2 - Field Clinic: Dr. Sharon Kronfeld Shaul, Dr. Yael Gillerman
Preparations: Dr. Sharon Kronfeld Shaul, Oded Regev, Jordanie Bastien, Eitan Shahar
Field Clinic: Dr. Sharon Kronfeld Shaul
Training children on hygiene and health: Dr. Yael Gillerman
Dr. Eitan Shahar, psychosocial counseling
What we found there:
Destruction left by August 14 earthquake, Haiti
Field Operation Logistics - Haiti Aug-Sep 2021
Operating in a disaster zone means lots of paperwork, scrambling to find supplies, and sometimes, a bit of MacGyver ingenuity
The bureaucracy of transporting 10 bags of medical supplies on small planes, during inland connecting flights
Getting it all there is a challenge
There's always room for one more...
Rocky roads lead to flat tires!
MacGyver: Using a Ziploc bag and glass tube to test urine for a dangerous infection
Making do with what we've got: field laboratory
MacGyver: Improvising inhalation devices with disposable nebulizers and plastic water bottles
Using improvised inhalation device
Sorting and repacking supplies at night
Taking nightly inventory of medical supplies
Sorting medical supplies every night before the next day's operations. How much did we use? How much do we have left?
When we run low, we need to purchase medicine at a local pharmacy