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cbm's EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN

Survivors, especially the most vulnerable (children, pregnant mothers and people with disabilities) in urgent need of food, water and medicine.
Find, evacuate, and treat people who are wounded.
A Survival kit with medical care, food, water, clothing and other essentials needed to keep a family alive for 15 days cost $55.

Caring for large number of people injured by falling concrete and debris – to prevent long-term disability
Ensure proper hygiene to prevent infection and diseases (ie. tuberculosis.)

Rebuilding medical infrastructure destroyed in the quake. Build capacity to deal with increased numbers of people injured in the quake.
Provide training and rehabilitation for people disabled as a result of the earthquake.
Create income generating opportunities for people with disabilities.

Pray for cbm’s Partners in Port-au-prince, the Grace Children’s Hospital, and the University Hospital:
- That the children, doctors, staff and their families will be safe.
- For strength and endurance as they deal with the staggering demand over the next few days, weeks and months.
Pray people with disabilities be given access to life-saving relief aid. Pray people who are injured and disabled as a result of the earthquake will receive the rehabilitation and care they need.
Pray for those who lost family and friends in the toppled buildings – that God give them comfort as they both mourn and rebuild their lives.