Chinese are there! Problem is with security and logistics. I believe that the Chinese have a contigent of some 150 peacekeepers already in Haiti under the UN flag. With these armed personnel they can send in their doctors and supplies since they can protect themselves.
Dozens of countries have sent planes with rescue teams, doctors, tents, food, medicine and other supplies, but faced a bottleneck at Port-au-Prince's small airport.
"We have treated more than 200 patients with severe trauma by now," said Hou Shike, chief doctor of the Chinese medical team, which set up the first medical assistance station in Haiti. Hou told CCTV yesterday that a large number of medical personnel and material are in acute demand.
"Due to the poor conditions, and shortage of food, water and medicines, infections are worsening among patients."
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The first batch of relief supplies from China arrived at the capital's airport yesterday.
According to China's relief officials in Port-au-Prince, the supplies, which weigh 90 tons, include drugs, tents, emergency lights, water purification supplies, food, drinking water and clothing.
More personnel and material are ready to back up the Chinese rescue and medical teams in Haiti, the China Earthquake Administration (CEA) said yesterday.
Miao Chonggang, deputy director of the CEA's department for disaster relief and emergency aid, said the organization is in close contact with the rescue team on the frontlines and can rush more support if required.
After more than 60 hours of search and rescue work, the Chinese search and rescue team completed its mission in the destroyed UN headquarters in Haiti, according to the CEA.
The team, which arrived in Port-au-Prince at 2 am local time on Jan 14, started working with peacekeeping forces from Brazil and Nepal and rescue teams from the US and France.
They had retrieved the bodies of some United Nations officials, including UN chief in Haiti Hedi Annabi and Luiz Da Costa, deputy special representative of the UN general secretary in Haiti, in addition to the eight Chinese police officers.
