{"id":35927,"date":"2010-01-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-15T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/01\/15\/unmc-plans-response-to-haiti-relief-efforts\/"},"modified":"2010-01-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-15T06:00:00","slug":"unmc-plans-response-to-haiti-relief-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/01\/15\/unmc-plans-response-to-haiti-relief-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC plans response to Haiti relief efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>An informational meeting will be held today at noon for UNMC faculty and students interested in deploying to Haiti as part of a medical center team that will provide medical aid in the earthquake-ravaged country. <\/p>\n<p>The meeting will be held in the Sorrell Center, Room 2010. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;UNMC has a big heart and we have received many e-mail responses asking to volunteer on the team, including students,&#8221; said Ayman El-Mohandes, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., M.P.H., dean of the College of Public Health, who, along with Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Rubens Pamies, M.D., leads UNMC&#8217;s response to the Haitian tragedy. <\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"260\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<TABLE border=\"1\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" bgcolor=\"B1D1E2\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\"><br \/>\n<B><br \/>\nHelp Haiti<br \/>\n<\/B><br \/>\n<BR><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\nState department officials recommend the following avenues for donation:<br \/>\n<UL><LI>Online donation at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cidi.org\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">cidi.org<\/a>, a Web site where people also can register to be a part of a volunteer database that will be used to maintain sustained relief efforts; or<br \/>\n<LI>By texting &#8220;Haiti (90999)&#8221; on one&#8217;s cell phone, which allows people to make a $10 donation to Haitian aid that will be added to their cellular phone bills.<\/UL><br \/>\n<\/P><br \/>\n<\/FONT><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>Tuesday, the poverty-stricken island nation suffered from a magnitude 7.0 earthquake. Millions of people &#8212; about a third of the population &#8212; have been affected. <\/p>\n<p>UNMC will assemble a professional team that could either join a statewide group or work in collaboration with the U.S. State Department. Physician volunteers from the Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad have expressed interest in joining a UNMC team.<\/p>\n<p>State department officials discourage volunteers from deploying to Haiti on their own as the conditions on the ground are unstable. <\/p>\n<p>The state department, Dr. Pamies said, seeks aid in the form of money and volunteers, with a great emphasis being placed on financial aid. (See sidebar.) <\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a specific need for volunteers trained in trauma, emergency medicine and\/or who speak French. <\/p>\n<p>Health care providers or students who are interested in assisting but may not be able to attend today&#8217;s meeting should contact <a href=\"mailto:mtrobinson@unmc.edu\">mtrobinson@unmc.edu<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:jabeda@unmc.edu\">jabeda@unmc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/secure-location.php\" title=\"PdqGnTfvgRFrke BJT\">PdqGnTfvgRFrke BJT<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An informational meeting will be held today at noon for UNMC faculty and students interested in deploying to Haiti as part of a medical center team that will provide medical aid in the earthquake-ravaged country. 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