SITUATION:
The government has confirmed 112,405 deaths and 196,595 injured. 482,349 people have migrated to rural areas north and west of the earthquake affected areas.
It is estimated that approximately 6,000 humanitarian workers from all different agencies are operating in the field. Over 400 relief organizations, donors and public Haitian offices are now engaged in the relief efforts and the response is organized through 12 clusters and two sub. Clusters. OCHA.
APPEAL
The IFRC is calling for 105.7 million Swiss francs (103 million US dollars/73 million euro) to assist the relief and recovery needs of 300,000 people (60,000 families) for three years -based on assessment of an estimated 3 million people affected.
• The international appeal is currently 73 per cent covered, including financial and in-kind donations. This number does not yet reflect funds raised directly by National Societies.
RED CROSS RED CRESCENT WORKERS
• Over 500 Red Cross Red Crescent workers from at least 22 countries have been deployed, including:
• The ICRC has sent 30 additional international staff, including two restoring family links experts from the Austrian and Netherlands Red Cross. Total staff now stands at about 100, including 43 expatriates.
• There are 2,500 - 3,000 Haitian Red Cross volunteers in Port-au-Prince and 10,000 nationwide.
OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
• Daily water distribution to 200,000 people – 1,000,000 liters provided a day.
• Water distribution points are set up in 88 camps in Port-au-Prince.
• Providing sanitation for 15,000 – 20,000 people. 300 latrines under construction.
• More than 99,000 people have received non-food items, such as blankets, kitchen sets, tarpaulins, jerry cans and hygiene sets to meet their immediate needs.
• A total of 9,600 received treatment so far.
• 1,000 people are receiving treatment every day.
• The Health ERUs have the capacity to provided health services to 340,000 people.
• A new vaccination campaign will start end of this week increasing the number of beneficiaries.
• Over 1,800 metric tons of good received.
• As of 28 January, over 639 metric tonnes of relief items have been transported by air (10 flights) and sea (3) to Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo from the PADRU warehouse in Panama.
• Contributions from Latin American and Caribbean countries are truly remarkable: Colombian Red Cross alone has received 1,900 tons of donations (food aid, bottled water and non-food items).
• IFRC Recovery Assessment Team is in Dominican Republic and travelling to Haití. Full operational on Wednesday 3rd.
ICRC OPERATIONS:
Medical aid:
Working closely with the Haitian Red Cross, the ICRC has so far set up and equipped 11 first aid posts - 9 in Port-au-Prince, and 2 in the city of Petit-Goâve 70 kilometres south-west of the capital.
In Port-au-Prince, 40 tons of medical supplies are being distributed to medical structures.
Delivered around 1,600 body bags to various search and rescue teams; two forensic experts are advising local authorities on the handling of dead bodies.
Water and Sanitation:
25,000 people in 3 camps as well as Cité Soleil receive daily water through installation of 7 water distribution points. The ICRC is working with authorities to improve the water supply to the estimated 200,000 dwellers of Cité Soleil.
Latrines for around 1,000 people have also been built in the Delmas area.
Economic security
So far, the ICRC has distributed blankets, tarpaulins, soap and jerry cans to over 5000 people in several camps. At the women's prison in Pétionville, all 300 inmates and the 30 members of staff were given hygiene kits.
RESTORING FAMILY LINKS (RFL):
A joint ICRC and the Haitian Red Cross RFL post at the HRCS headquarters in Crois de Prez is fully operational. RFL teams have so far facilitated more than 2500 phone calls for people eager to reach their relatives abroad, especially the USA.
The ICRC family links website currently holds over 26,200 names including 3,500 of people signalling they are safe and well. Nearly 1,000 people have asked for names to be removed - an indication that family contacts have been restored.
