This resource provides a list of updates regarding the situation in Haiti following the earthquake in January 2010.

18 March, 2010 The Action Plan for National Recovery and Development of Haiti that we are presenting to our partners in the international community indicates the requirements to be fulfilled so that the earthquake, devastating as it was, turns into a window of opportunity so that, in the Head of State's words, the country can be reconstructed. This is a rendezvous with history that Haiti cannot miss. We must obtain results; we owe it to our children and our children's children.

This resource provides coordination information for Haiti, specifically the earthquake that occurred in January 2010. It includes information regarding: assessments, contact and project information, government information, financing, information management, etc. It also provides links to situation reports, the latest documents & maps, and press releases.

This resource provides access to files of official statistics and reports from the Government of Haiti and other sources on the subject of the earthquake that occurred in January 2010.

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System provides near real-time alerts about natural disasters around the world and tools to facilitate response coordination, including media monitoring, map catalogues and Virtual On-Site Operations Coordination Centre.  

This resource provides information about how USAID has responded to the Haiti Earthquake. It includes information on how individuals can help as well as recent updates of the situation in Haiti.

This resource provides the latest messages pertaining to health, food, water & sanitation, education, jobs, protection & security, and infrastructure & logistics on a map of Haiti.

This resource provides situation reports on the Haiti earthquake of January 2010 in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.

The public health risk assessment for Haiti is to provide health professionals in United Nations agencies, nongovernmental organizations, donor agencies and local authorities currently working with populations affected by the post-earthquake emergency, with up-to-date technical guidance on the major public health threats faced by the earthquake-affected population. Public health threats represent a significant challenge to those providing health-care services in this evolving situation.

This website allows you to create a customized briefing kit to get a concise overview of a humanitarian situation in a single PDF file. Once the desired options are selected, you will be able to download the kit or receive an email that allows you to download the kit at a later time. Make a kit NOW, or watch the video tutorial.

Based on previous experience with disasters in Haiti and earthquakes in other countries, CDC has a general understanding of what the public health needs will be in Haiti following the January 12th earthquake. These projections and recommendations take into account Haiti’s socio-economic and demographic situation, and the health of its people prior to the earthquake.