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What does Haiti need 2 months after the 7.0 earthquake?

Port-au-Prince : Haiti | Mar 08, 2010 at 1:34 PM PST
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This Friday will mark two months since a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, killing 230,000 people and displacing more than a million Haitian people. This week Haitian president René Préval is traveling to the White House to tell President Obama what his country needs. We are asking anyone affected by the earthquake, What does Haiti need from the world right now?

Is money the most important assistance the world can give Haiti right now? Is helping to bring Haiti's education system back online what is urgently needed? Would more attention from the media help Haiti at this time?

Let us know what you think Haiti needs most right now from your view. Comment, and join the discussion.

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Posted By GoGreen GoGreen | about 2 years ago
Hi. I love your show The Takeaway. Thanks for highlighting the issue of aid to Haiti. In my opinion, Haiti needs all three (money, help with their education system and more press coverage).

Since Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas, monetary aid is always needed, but continued press coverage on the situation in Haiti as well as helping re-build their education system are clearly also urgently needed.

It's scary and horrible that two other major and destructive earthquakes have occurred so closely after the 7.0 hit Haiti on January, 12th 2010 (a massive 8.8 hit Chile on February 27th and a 6.0 hit Turkey on today, March 8th). The press is covering all three, and coverage for each region is now diluted.
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Posted By mona37 mona37 | about 2 years ago
well i would say money and of course it really depends on how they intend to use that money.Right now the people need more safe shelters that can protect them and the woman from being raped and kids from going missing. also it can buy them the food so it could take care of the basic necessities that they need for the moment.
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Posted By Hurricane Hurricane | about 2 years ago
Hi The Takeaway ! you really asked a very good question. According to me Haiti needs medical & infrastructural support to rebuild the Haiti as it was before the earthquake. As i am not affected by the earthquake i could not give the right opinion & advise. I wonder why Haitian president René Préval is traveling to the White House to tell President Obama what his country needs ? It would be wise for President Obama to go to Haiti and ask the citizen there as what they need.
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Posted By RaulDeSouza RaulDeSouza | about 2 years ago
Good report. Thanks for sharing
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Posted By RaulDeSouza RaulDeSouza | about 2 years ago
Good report. Thanks for sharing
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Posted By Artificer Artificer | about 2 years ago
Haiti needs more American immigration visas. It's scary when you look at the numbers. Pretty much every single step, every dollar Haiti has put toward their poor is sent into the country from foreign nationals living in the United States.
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