Abstract
I have seen and participated in major emergencies around the world throughout my entire professional life. I can tell you that what happened with this earthquake is like no other disaster I have ever experienced. The immensity of destruction; the many, many needs of the people on so many levels; the absence of a strong government; the extent of the displacement; and the difficulties of coordination among those who were – and still are – responding – these are but a few of the factors that make it so complex. And it’s gotten even more complex in recent days with first an outbreak of cholera – the first time that bacteria has been in Haiti in 50 years – and then hurriance Tomas dumped all that rain. Add to that the fact that before the earthquake Haiti was one of the poorest countries in the world, the poorest in our hemisphere, and you begin to get an idea of the challenges groups like Catholic Relief Services face.
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