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It has been exactly one week since the devastating 7.0 earthquake struck the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. Six days after the disaster, survivors reportedly continued to be pulled from under the rubble by international rescue teams. However, Haitian government officials estimate that tens of thousands remain buried under collapsed structures and have put the death toll between 100,000 to 200,000 people. In the aftermath, earthquake survivors in Haiti are now increasingly facing the threat of diseases such as gangrene and tetanus as international relief aid struggles to be properly coordinated. The United States military has faced criticism for its control of operations at the Port-au-Prince airport that serves as an entry point for desperately needed supplies. The international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders was dismayed that an aircraft carrying a mobile hospital was diverted on Saturday to the Dominican Republic in a decision that delayed the delivery of urgent aid. The U.S. has since publicly prioritized humanitarian relief over military flights at the airport.

GUEST: Brian Concannon, Director of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti

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