{"id":4674,"date":"2022-02-14T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/?post_type=actualite&#038;p=4674"},"modified":"2026-10-02T04:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T09:31:42","slug":"haiti-six-mois-apres-le-seisme","status":"publish","type":"actualite","link":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/article\/haiti-six-mois-apres-le-seisme\/","title":{"rendered":"Haiti: six months after the earthquake"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":4676,"template":"","actualite_type":[10,176],"actualite_sujet":[178],"action_combat":[],"mdm_pays":[],"class_list":["post-4674","actualite","type-actualite","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","actualite_type-international-actions","actualite_type-press-releases","actualite_sujet-haiti-2"],"acf":{"mise_en_avant":false,"chapeau":"","cta_type":"aucun","cta_lien":"","contenu":"<h2>Our hearts with Haiti on this Valentine\u2019s Day<\/h2>\n<p><strong>On August 14, 2021, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti\u2019s Grand Sud.<\/strong> More than <strong>2,000 people died, 60,000 buildings collapsed, and over 75,000 were damaged<\/strong>, including homes, schools, and health facilities. A few weeks later, Tropical Storm Grace flooded the rubble, and by the end of January 2022, three new aftershocks struck. The population\u2019s state of panic was very high, and the psychological support services deployed by M\u00e9decins du Monde could no longer meet the growing demand.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"prose-figure\"><figcaption>Discover the testimonies of the population and health personnel on the ground.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"prose-figure\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1516.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u00ab\u202f<em>In the days following the August 14 earthquake, I walked four hours through the mountains to reach the most isolated communities in Nippes. Not a single house was left standing. People were sleeping under the trees. Five of the nine hospitals supported by M\u00e9decins du Monde were severely damaged. While the earth groaned, three mothers were in labour. Two pregnant women managed to crawl out of a small hole and gave birth outside, under the palm trees.<\/em>\u202f\u00bb - Nicolas Demers-Labrousse, Head of Mission for M\u00e9decins du Monde Canada in Haiti<\/p>\n<h2>Thanks to the generosity of Canadians and numerous partners, M\u00e9decins du Monde teams quickly responded to the emergency in the most isolated areas.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"prose-figure is-reverse\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Capture-decran-le-2022-02-11-a-14.43.37.png\" alt=\"Consulter ce rapport pour d\u00e9couvrir l\u2019impact de vos dons et de votre solidarit\u00e9.\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Read this report to discover the impact of your donations and your solidarity.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MdM_RapportUrgenceHaiti_FR_F_72DPI.pdf\">Haiti Emergency Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The combination of earthquakes, hurricanes, and pandemics, along with one of the world\u2019s most precarious health systems, political instability, and violence, makes Haiti a country in a state of permanent health emergency.\u202f<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, the hardest part remains:<\/strong> building a bridge between emergency response and development to restore the health system to its pre-disaster level. Fortunately, we can count on your support and solidarity.\u202f<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information:<\/strong><br \/>M\u00e9lissa Cabana<br \/>Senior Communications Advisor<br \/>M\u00e9decins du Monde Canada<br \/>Cell: 514 799-8985<br \/><a href=\"mailto:melissa.cabana@medecinsdumonde.ca\">melissa.cabana@medecinsdumonde.ca<\/a><\/p>","temps_lecture":2,"legende_couverture":"","signature_nom":"","signature_role":"","signature_initiales":"","signature_avatar":"","communique_lien":"","communique_libelle":"","encadre_titre":"","encadre_texte":"","partenaires_titre":"","partenaires":null,"reseaux_partage":["facebook","twitter","linkedin","email","copy"],"evenement_date":null,"evenement_type":"","evenement_lieu":"","evenement_inscription":"","presse_afficher":true,"presse_surtitre":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/4674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/actualite"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/4674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4677,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/4674\/revisions\/4677"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"actualite_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite_type?post=4674"},{"taxonomy":"actualite_sujet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite_sujet?post=4674"},{"taxonomy":"action_combat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/action_combat?post=4674"},{"taxonomy":"mdm_pays","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mdm_pays?post=4674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}