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On Valentine's Day, two of our members have flown out to Haiti to carry out essential groundwork before we send out full Medical Teams.
One month after the terrible Haitian earthquake, it's time for precise and effective action.
MiST is an organisation formed to respond to disasters - it has been deeply frustrating to await funds to fly out to the disaster-stricken zone. Prior to the disaster, MiST had been processing paperwork to purchase Emergency Response Kits. The terrible disaster in Haiti caught everyone by surprise: the sheer scale of the disaster has been hard to take in.
Our aims are clear: MiST must synergise its work with existing services and resources, we must pin-point who needs what and where. We aim to work in partnerships with other charities and NGOs to ensure the future health of Haitians.
Now that our personnel are in Haiti, MiST can bring its experience of sustained development in Pakistan, India and Gaza to the fore. Not only do we provide Trauma Surgery on the ground, but we also train local medics and develop local medical infrastructure: this is what makes us unique the in the world of international medical support.
Visit the MiST website.
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