The CDC has received reports of dengue fever among relief workers
returning from Haiti, where the disease is endemic. Healthcare
providers in the US should consider dengue in the differential
diagnosis of febrile illness in any person who has recently been
in Haiti or other countries where dengue is being transmitted,
and are encouraged to submit samples to state health departments
(available from AZ, CA, CT, FL, NY, PR, and TX) or the CDC for
proper laboratory testing.
The World Health Organization’s Guidelines for Drug Donations
Guidelines to assist with adherence to high quality
standards for medical donations, even in light of disaster
condititions. Download
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New US AID Website
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has
developed a new donation website at www.usaid.gov. Users can search
through the needs of various organizations and register your
offer of assistance. For example, you may use the drop-down menu
for Need Category to select “Medical” to identify organizations
requesting medical supplies.
Register Offers of Non-Financial Assistance with CIDI
Offers of assistance to the earthquake situation in Haiti,
whether they for technical assistance or for commodity, MUST be
registered with the Center for International Disaster Information
(CIDI) database. E-mails with volunteer/commodity
offers that are from entities not registered in the database
will not be considered. If you have alreay entered
information in the database, there is no need for you to call the
hotline number.If you leave a message on the hotline service, we
will attempt to return inquiries in a timely manner, however, it
would be more efficient to register information directly in the
database. Visit the CIDI website
to register.
Hospital Donations and Supplies for Haiti Earthquake Victims
A number of hospitals have expressed interest in sending
donations and supplies to assist with the Haiti earthquake relief
efforts. The California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA)
requests hospitals and health systems that want to send supplies
and/or donations to the Haiti relief effort do so by e-mailing
helphaiti@state.gov.
Simply list any supplies/donations you wish to contribute and the
amount of each. Provide a contact name and phone number, and a
FEMA representative will contact you when the supplies/donations
are needed.
If you have any questions, please contact Roger Richter at (916)
552-7570 or rrichter@calhospital.org, or Cheri Hummel at (916)
552-7681 or chummel@calhospital.org.
A number of hospitals have expressed interest in sending
donations and supplies to assist with the Haiti earthquake relief
efforts. The California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA)
requests hospitals and health systems that want to send supplies
and/or donations to the Haiti relief effort do so by e-mailing
helphaiti@state.gov.
Simply list any supplies/donations you wish to contribute and the
amount of each. Provide a contact name and phone number, and a
FEMA representative will contact you when the supplies/donations
are needed.
If you have any questions, please contact Roger Richter at (916)
552-7570 or rrichter@calhospital.org, or Cheri Hummel at (916)
552-7681 or chummel@calhospital.org.
