John, age 3, offered to share his lollipop with our staff. He and his family are staying at Terraine D’Acra.

Update: Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Four plane loads of emergency medical and shelter supplies arrived yesterday and today in Port-au-Prince. This morning, we started distributing FEMA-grade tarps at Terraine D’Acra settlement and will continue until all 5,000 people there have shelter.

Terraine D’Acra is an area of the Delmas district of Port-au-Prince. We have been working closely with local leaders to coordinate our response.

We also opened a health clinic at the settlement today. Our medical team will be using medicines and supplies from our shipment to care for people in desperate need.

Today, children at the settlement will have safe places to play as we open the first of our child-friendly spaces. We will also be constructing latrines to prevent the spread of disease.

At Fond Parisien, our temporary settlement for clinic patients and their families is up and running. We have been putting up dozens of tents and digging latrines for the more than 200 people who are there. New patients who have had operations and are in need of follow-up care continue to arrive from Jimani and other areas. Upon arrival, each family receives three days of food rations, water containers, blankets, cooking utensils, mattresses, and clothing and hygiene supplies.

If you have any questions about the Haiti response effort, you can always contact us directly. The easiest way is to email info@archq.org.

Previous Updates:
January 25, 2010: Field hospital: Fond Parisien
January 23, 2010: Food distribution in Delmas
January 21, 2010: Delivery of supplies
January 20, 2010: Aftershocks and relief
January 19, 2010: Programs in Port-au-Prince and Jimani