Tuesday night, CBS Evening News reported on the living conditions of a settlement camp for over 48,000 homeless earthquake survivors.
News anchor Katie Couric visited Parc Jean-Marie Vincent with PIH Clinical Director Louise Ivers, who spoke about the deplorable camp living conditions and the dire situation faced by the many women and children currently residing there. In addition to an environment where diseases such as typhoid, malaria, and diarrhea can easily spread, safety and security at night and lack of schools are major concerns.
“The basic human rights issues of what should be done in an emergency," said Ivers. "It still hasn't really reached that level, even three months later.”
When asked by Couric what should be done to improve conditions in the camps, Louise replied, “We are Partners In Health, we need partners.”
Watch the full segment on the player below:
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