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The natural disaster in Haiti has fallen out of sight and out of mind for a lot, if not most of us. I'm counted among those who's kind of forgotten about what happened, and what has been continuing to happen, in Haiti. Such short attention spans...it's unfortunate, but I guess it's a side effect of modern media.
Last night on AC360 Sean Penn, whose spent a fair a mount of time on the ground in Haiti working in the aftermath of the earthquake, spoke about the recent cholera outbreak, which was predicted months in advance. It's come to that point where a natural disaster has become a man-made disaster with the cholera outbreak which should have been easily preventable and should be easily treated.
One of the greatest dangers of environmental disasters like the earthquake in Haiti or Hurricane Katrina isn't the initial disaster itself, but the waves of disease that almost inevitably follow. As I said before, an outbreak of some sort was predicted months ago. That's what happens when there is little access to water that isn't contaminated and people are forced to live in such close quarters as the tent cities in Haiti.
So, in addition to the immediate damage that could be seen, further disaster was foreseeable. Rebuilding and getting the proper care to survivors was the purpose of the money promised to Haiti from governments all over the world. However, most of the money promised by governments hasn't made it to Haiti, making pretty much every effort on the ground harder than it otherwise would be. On the other hand, private donations are making it there and making it there much more quickly.
Considering all of this, I decided to make my monthly donation to the charity that was plugged on AC360 last night, J/P Haitian Relief Organization.
This is the part where I encourage others to donate as well, should they have funds not needed elsewhere.
Last night on AC360 Sean Penn, whose spent a fair a mount of time on the ground in Haiti working in the aftermath of the earthquake, spoke about the recent cholera outbreak, which was predicted months in advance. It's come to that point where a natural disaster has become a man-made disaster with the cholera outbreak which should have been easily preventable and should be easily treated.
One of the greatest dangers of environmental disasters like the earthquake in Haiti or Hurricane Katrina isn't the initial disaster itself, but the waves of disease that almost inevitably follow. As I said before, an outbreak of some sort was predicted months ago. That's what happens when there is little access to water that isn't contaminated and people are forced to live in such close quarters as the tent cities in Haiti.
So, in addition to the immediate damage that could be seen, further disaster was foreseeable. Rebuilding and getting the proper care to survivors was the purpose of the money promised to Haiti from governments all over the world. However, most of the money promised by governments hasn't made it to Haiti, making pretty much every effort on the ground harder than it otherwise would be. On the other hand, private donations are making it there and making it there much more quickly.
Considering all of this, I decided to make my monthly donation to the charity that was plugged on AC360 last night, J/P Haitian Relief Organization.
This is the part where I encourage others to donate as well, should they have funds not needed elsewhere.
