Haiti Earthquake Mission Updates - 19 February 2010:

•  Officers assigned to Tier 3 Roster E, please click here to confirm initial availability for possible missions.

•   Current Mission Update:

Haiti Earthquake Response Update – As of Day 37 (19 February 2010)

Following the catastrophic 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps has deployed various officers (roster attached) in response to a variety of requests. In addition to activities described in previous briefs, recent activities include:

 

•  The USPHS Public Health Advance Team has completed their mission in support of the CMOC on the USS Bataan, helping to coordinate civilian and military activities in the ship’s area of responsibility.  The Applied Public Health Expeditionary Team (APHET) conducted its last immunization clinic in support of the National Vaccination Campaign in Carrefour, successfully administering 1570 vaccinations yesterday, alone.  The Team was able to educate UNICEF, Global Medical Inc. and Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRF) as well as University of Haiti 4^th year medical students on the process that they had developed for the vaccination program.  These organizations will be assuming ongoing responsibility for the program in this geographic area.  The USPHS Advance Element was also successful in capacity building through its collaboration with other NGOs, the health cluster and the MOH to assure continued implementation of the National Vaccination Campaign.  A plan for demobilization of the APHET and Advance Element has been developed.  It is anticipated that the USPHS personnel on board the USS Bataan will be redeployed stateside via military airlift through Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on Monday 22 February, with likely return to their respective home stations no later than 23 February.  The final report of the Advance Team will made available on the OFRD website.

•  Daily support for EMG operations continues with officers identified in previous updates.

•  A mental health LNO to the IRCT continues to work in support of their activities.

•  A USPHS officer with Creole language skills continues assisting in ASPR operations in Haiti. 

•  A French-speaking pharmacist is actively supporting IRCT operations in Haiti.

•  The medical strike team performing triage of repatriated persons at Miami International Airport has fully stood-down, as of today.

•  OFRD has rostered 4 pre-configured on-call response teams (~188 officers) and ~800 on-call Tier 3 officers who remain available for deployment this month.  All current on-call Team Leads have been updated by OFRD.

 

Total officers deployed to date: 75

Total officers currently deployed: 19             

•   Past Mission Updates:

  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 30 (11 February 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 29 (10 February 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 28 (09 February 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 27 (08 February 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 26 (07 February 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 25 (06 February 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 24 (05 February 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 23 (04 February 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 22 (03 February 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 21 (02 February 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 20 (01 February 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 19 (31 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 18 (30 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 17 (29 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 16 (28 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 15 (27 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 14 (26 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 13 (25 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 12 (24 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 11 (23 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 10 (22 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 9 (21 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 8 (20 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 7 (19 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 6 (18 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 5 (17 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 4 (16 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 3 (15 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update – Day 2 (14 January 2010)
  • Haiti Earthquake Response Update - Day 1 (13 January 2010)
     

•   To ALL Commissioned Corps Officers:

  Please do NOT pursue typhoid immunization or medical malaria prophylaxis before receiving actual notification of deployment orders.  An undue burden is being placed on medical treatment facilities.

  Dog Tags:

  “Dog-tag” identification is mandatory for some military aircraft and can be a requirement for certain international and joint missions with DOD.  OFRD recommends CC officers obtain a set of dog tags, particularly those on Tier 1 and Tier 2 teams or who may otherwise deploy on short notice.

  Dog tags should include the following information, with examples following

  Last Name                                SMITH

  First Name Middle Initial.            LEONARD H.

  Social Security Number              123-45-6789

  Blood Type                                O POS

  Religion (Optional)                      RELIGION

   

  Dog tags are available from some military bases and commercial web sites.  Please use caution before providing your SSN to any web site or company which you or your team mates/fellow officers do not have direct experience with.  Some possible sources: http://www.dogtaghq.com/ ; http://www.dogtagsonline.com/ ; https://www.armydogtags.com/ . 

   

•   Deploying Officers ONLY:

  OFRD recommends officers deploying to Haiti for the earthquake response do the following:

  -          assure all routine immunizations are up-to-date

  -          obtain typhoid immunization if un-immunized or booster is indicated

  -          obtain prescription malaria prophylaxis for a minimum of two (2) weeks coverage

  -          heed, to the degree possible, the guidance published on the CDC website (below) established for this purpose

   http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/content/news-announcements/relief-workers-haiti.aspx

  http://www.who.int/diseasecontrol_emergencies/publications/haiti_earthquake_20100118.pdf

   

•  Haitian Creole Language Support

•   Links of Interest:

  • HHS Haiti Relief Website
  • USAID Haiti Relief Website

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