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A team of Harvard Medical School and teaching hospital affiliates, led by Harvard Foundation Director S. Allen Counter Jr., traveled to Haiti in a relief mission last week.
“I’ve been in this kind of disaster before,” Counter said. “A number of people die, but more are injured and in need in of not only medical help, but also shelter.”
The Haitian Embassy had also requested that Counter’s group bring 100 body bags, in addition to medical supplies and tents. All the supplies were shipped down to the Dominican Republic for free by Jet Blue.
Ultimately, Counter’s team was able to provide shelter to around 500 people, as well as medical attention to a similar number of individuals.
“Haiti is really on top of many students’ minds, especially those interested in global health and social justice issues,” Haverkamp said, explaining why SAGHAH is part of the “Harvard for Haiti” campaign. Whereas faculty-based organizations such...