Haiti faces extreme poverty, political instability, and debilitating violence—and it must also contend with destructive natural disasters. In 2010, a massive earthquake struck, killing more than 200,000 people. Just over a decade later, another earthquake caused widespread devastation.

Earthquakes and other natural disasters like hurricanes cause tremendous damage to Haiti’s health systems—and endanger already fragile healthcare access. They devastate families when they lose each other or their place to live. And they add to the turmoil already present.

CMMB Haiti has responded to these natural disasters with immediate emergency support. Within hours of the 2021 earthquake, CMMB Haiti began distributing antibiotics, bandages, and other medicines and medical supplies.

Our support is long-term. CMMB Haiti has stayed in badly hit communities, helping families rebuild their homes, reconstructing damaged health facilities, and distributing water purification kits to restore access to clean water.