JAN 24: JAMAICA HAS MEDICAL TEAMS IN ACTION

From JAN 24, The Gleaner, The whole nine yards - Jamaican aid workers vow to go all the way

The head of the Jamaican medical delegation discusses the pressing rehabilitation phase that is going to arise as a direct result of all the amputations that were forced to take place due to the rapid spread of infection brought on by lack of medical supplies and care in the first critical days. That is the story here twelve days after the earthquake. Because this disaster relief effort was not run correctly from day one the medical crisis has spiraled from one phase into the next about every three days. Now there is the looming prospect of people surviving these initial amputations only to die from poor post-op care. If they live they are facing a great need for rehabilitation and the proper prosthetics and training.