‘All hands (and paws) on deck’ in
relief efforts in the Bahamas: PAHO
By Nelson A. King
The Washington, D.C.-based
Pan American Health Organization
(PAHO) says that “all
hands (and paws) are on deck”
in relief efforts in wake of the
ravages caused by Hurricane
Dorian.
Ever since the hurricane’s
onslaught, PAHO said on Tuesday
that it has been working
alongside the Ministry of
Health in the Bahamas in coordinating
disaster-relief efforts
by partners and agencies from
all over the world “to help the
people of the Bahamas access
the care they need.”
PAHO has been speaking
with some of the people
involved in the relief efforts.
Dr. Kaleem Malik, medical
lead for Humanity First disaster
response, said that when his
team arrived in Coopers Town
(Abaco), “we found this clinic
to be absolutely destroyed —
the patient rooms, the lobbies,
the wards.
“The ceilings were down,
insulation was down, water
damage. The smell was unbearable,”
he said.
PAHO said Dr. Malik is one
of 12 people from the US and
Canada sent by Humanity First
to support the Bahamas in
ensuring medical care to the
population affected by Hurricane
Dorian.
Humanity First is one of
the seven Emergency Medical
Teams (EMTs) deployed
to Abaco and Grand Bahama
Islands, the islands most hit by
the Category 5 hurricane.
“This is coordinated by the
Ministry of Health and PAHO
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to ensure that partners are sent
to where they are needed the
most and have all the equipment
they require to operate,”
PAHO said.
“The local nurse here had
done a tremendous job but
was absolutely exhausted,”
PAHO quoted Dr. Malik as saying.
“We have no power, no
electricity, no running water,
no Wi-Fi. But we immediately
began looking at how to
rebuild and make this clinic
functional again.”
Since the hurricane struck,
PAHO said Dr. Malik and the
team from Humanity First, as
well as local clinic staff, have
worked around the clock to
create a sterile field, so that
the Coopers Town clinic can
continue to receive patients —
from 15 to over 20 per day.
PAHO said the Dutch military
is also working to repair
damage to infrastructure in
clinics and have erected two
tents in Marsh Harbor Port,
which are being used as a
logistics center for the World
Food Program.
Charlie - The rescue dog. PAHO
It said government partners
in Hurricane Dorian disaster
relief also include the fourlegged
variety.
The dog, Charlie, is part of
a 13-person team of firefighters
and volunteers from British
Colombia, Canada, that
are based at the Marsh Harbor
Healthcare Centre since the
Saturday after the hurricane,
PAHO said.
Major Denis Borst. PAHO
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