by Haiti Solidarity BC (Cuba News mail list in the United States)
At 1:45 am, EST, Sunday, 1/17/10 CNN allowed a reporter to praise at length the Cuban doctors who were providing orderly, efficient, and quality medical treatment at the La Paz hospital. He contrasted it with the chaos and woefully inadequate circumstances elsewhere.
Also, some reports are showing up on the web. For example:
newstratitstimes
Sunday, January 17, 2010, 03.41 PM
http://tinyurl.com/yfh9ovd
"Cuban aid workers have taken charge of the De la Paz Hospital, since its doctors have not appeared after the quake."
They complained of a lack of anaesthetica, serum, plaster, and orthopedic materials to conduct amputations or fix the broken bones. The injured were dying at the hospitals, they said.
Meanwhile, many Haitians waited in a line to be treated by the Chinese doctors on the plaza in front of the building used to be the prime minister's office.
'Doctors and medicine are of great need here (..) I hope more rescue teams join us," said Hou Shike, a doctor with the Chinese rescue team.'"
Meanwhile, De la Paz Hospital is in operation thanks to the work of a Cuban brigade.
Al Jazeera
Port-Au-Prince, Jan. 15, 2010 (Xinhua)
http://tinyurl.com/yjrbsl3
"Sara Salas, a Cuban doctor now working in that hospital said that they need anesthesia, serum, plaster, and orthopedic materials to cut or stabilize the fractures of the patients."
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