Millions are affected by the destruction of the earthquake in Haiti. Tens of thousands of people have died and hundreds of thousands have been injured. Here are some of the many organizations providing medical aid and relief.

Haiti Marycare Inc., www.haitimarycare.org, (203) 675-4770.
Haiti Marycare Inc.
55 King Street
Danbury, CT  06811

Haitian Ministries for the Diocese of Norwich,www.haitianministries.org, (860) 848-2237, Ext. 206. To donate, call (860) 638-1018.Or mail your gift to: Haitian Ministries, 1595 Norwich-New London Turnpike, Uncasville, CT  06382. Donors can also give at any Citizens Bank to: Earthquake Relief for Haitian Ministries account # 2231-994385.

Partners in Health, www.pih.org, (617) 432-5256. Send a check made out to Partners In Health with “Haiti” in the memo line to:  Partners In Health, P.O. Box 845578, Boston, MA 02284-5578.

Doctors Without Borders, www.doctorswithoutborders.org, (212) 679-6800. 333 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY, 10001-5004.

You can also make a donation toll-free at 1-888-392-0392.

Democracy Now! has covered the effect of US action on Haiti for over a decade. Here are a few enlightening Democracy Now! reports, also available online:

* “Bush Was Responsible for Destroying Haitian Democracy”–Randall Robinson on Obama Tapping Bush to Co-Chair of US Relief Efforts, Jan.15, 2010.

We speak with TransAfrica founder Randall Robinson, author of An Unbroken Agony: Haiti, from Revolution to the Kidnapping of a President. On President Obama tapping former President Bill Clinton and former President George W Bush to co-chair US relief efforts in Haiti, Robinson says, “Bush was responsible for destroying Haitian democracy…Clinton has largely sponsored a program of economic development that supports the idea of sweatshops… but that is not what we should focus on now. We should focus on saving lives.”

*US Policy in Haiti: “Why Impact of Natural Disaster Is So Severe,” Jan. 14, 2010.  We discuss the situation in Haiti following Tuesday’s massive earthquake, as well as the history of Haiti, with two guests who have spent a lot of time there: Bill Quigley, the legal director at the Center for Constitutional Rights, and Brian Concannon, director of the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti.

*“The US Role in Haiti’s Food Riots,” Apr. 24, 2008.

As people around the world continue to protest the soaring prices of basic food items, the World Food Program has described the crisis as a silent tsunami.

*“The Hidden Battle for the World Food System,”

Apr. 8, 2008. Global food prices have risen dramatically, adding a new level of danger to the crisis of world hunger.

*“U.S. Funding of Coup Leaders in Haiti,” Mar. 17, 2004. Part II of Democracy Now’s exclusive broadcast of Amy Goodman’s interview with Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide aboard his flight from the Central African Republic to Jamaica.

There have been articles about local efforts to send aid to Haiti.

GROCER WAS READY TO HELP HAITI by Allan Appel, Jan. 19, 2010, in the New Haven Independent

On-Line Newspaper.

“There won’t be Haitian mangoes in the aisle of Edge of the Woods this year. There will be ample rice, beans, and medical supplies at two spots in Port-au-Prince, thanks to Edge owner Peter Dodge and his customers….”

HAITI RELIEF EFFORT GROUP HAITI MARYCARE SHIFTS INTO HIGH GEAR by Pamela McLoughlin,

Jan. 18, 2010, in the New Haven Register.

“Pediatric nurse practitioner Mary Lou Ryder-Larking said she went to church and the grocery store Sunday ‘just to feel normal’ after days of worrying about getting aid to Haiti and its people. Larkin…is medical director of Haiti Marycare…”

UPDATES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE FROM THE VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.