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Haitians fend for themselves in the absence of any governmental aid
By John Kelly
New Orleans Health, March 12, 2010
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Dr. Yvens Laborde of New Orleans, a native of Haiti who works at Ochsner Medical
Center, spent more than two weeks in Haiti after the massive Jan. 12 earthquake.
He and others set up a mobile medical clinic and even went door to door to treat
survivors. He is now back in Haiti to continue that work.
Here, in his own words, is his most recent report of what he has found:
"The challenges that the Haitian people face here are enormous and yet somehow
they endure. There have been a number of very large peaceful protest marches
in Port-au-Prince over the past couple of days, demanding that the government
provide more leadership and a strategic plan of how they are going to get out of
this miserable condition. A common refrain is 'Nous n'avons pas un
gouvernement' which means we have no government and we have to do for ourselves.
[Note: Unfortunately, the author is vague about when the "protest
marches" took place and does not specify the exact dates, "over the past couple
of days."
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