Reference :
V-P-HT-E-00673
Date :
2011
Caption :
Port-au-Prince. View of the main structure of the Healing Hands for Haiti International (HHHI) orthopaedic and rehabilitation centre completed in December 2011.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
ICRC website, 11-01-2012, Operational Update
Haiti: improving conditions of detention
Two years after an earthquake devastated Haiti on 12 January 2010, reconstruction is finally making progress there. The ICRC is working with the authorities to improve the living conditions of detainees and to rebuild a large limb-fitting and rehabilitation centre. Read on for the latest update on our activities in Haiti.
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Physical rehabilitation centre rebuilt
In December 2011, after a year of hard work, the ICRC Special Fund for the Disabled – in conjunction with the Red Cross Societies of the United States, Australia and Norway – finished the large-scale task of reconstructing one of Haiti's main physical rehabilitation centres.
With the structure complete, workers can now set about installing electricity and plumbing, applying final floor- and wall-coverings, and then fitting out the interior.
This reconstruction project will enable some 1,000 people – largely victims of the 2010 earthquake – to receive limb-fitting services and physiotherapy. The centre, run by Healing Hands for Haiti International, will reopen in March 2012.
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Original material :
digital
Resolution :
4416x3312
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
