Archive for: Red Cross

Polio Determined Unlikely Cause Of Paralysis In Northwestern Haiti

Polio Determined Unlikely Cause Of Paralysis In Northwestern Haiti

The Associated Press reports that four cases of paralysis in Port-De-Paix in northwest Haiti for polio, with three of the patients having died in the interim.

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How to stop Haiti’s cholera

How to stop Haiti’s cholera

Paul Farmer has never believed that the world's poor should settle for lower standards of health care; he argues that we're all in this together.

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Cholera outbreak reaches Port-au-Prince

Cholera outbreak reaches Port-au-Prince

The outbreak has already killed 544 people in Haiti, and now endangers the 3 million residents of Port-au-Price who are still living in tent camps.

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Interview with Director Nadine Pequeneza

Interview with Director Nadine Pequeneza

Director Nadine Pequeneza took time to answer a couple of questions about her last visit to Haiti, five months after the earthquake. Read on to find out if the situation is improving.

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The complexities of aid

The complexities of aid

Behind the scenes of Inside Disaster: Director / producer Nadine Pequeneza wants her upcoming documentary series on the Red Cross in Haiti to help viewers understand the complexities of humanitarian relief.

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“It will stay with me till the day I die”

“It will stay with me till the day I die”

Behind the scenes of Inside Disaster: Cinematographer/ field director Stefan Randstrom describes filming Marcel andRomain's quad-bike tour of a "post-apocalyptic" Port-au-Prince.

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“You put your gear down and help”

“You put your gear down and help”

In this video, Inside Disaster Location Sound Recordist Simon Paine was confronted with a life-and-death situation during the crew's documentary shoot

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Getting aid distribution right

Getting aid distribution right

Director and producer Nadine Pequeneza describes the complexities of successful aid distribution in Haiti.

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“You start to see hopeful stories”

“You start to see hopeful stories”

Behind the scenes of Inside Disaster: Location Sound Recordist Simon Paine describes meeting Louken, a young Haitian Red Cross volunteer thrust into a leadership role after the earthquake.

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Finding Marcel

Finding Marcel

Behind the scenes of Inside Disaster: Cinematographer/ field director Stefan Randstrom describes meeting Marcel and Romain, two brothers building a house in the Champs-de-Mars camp.

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