1.19.10 USAID-DCHA Haiti Earthquake Update
Jan 19 2010
By Bill Frist, M.D.
January 19, 2010This just in from USAID-DCHA.
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
ยท On January 18, Haitian Prime Minister Bellerive noted that the Government of Haiti (GoH) has declared a countrywide state of emergency and one month of mourning. The GoH is working to stabilize the situation in the country and has requested that banks, including at least 30 in Port-au-Prince, reopen on January 19, allowing businesses to distribute employees' salaries and restart operations.