By registering your academic medical response team here, you may be helping the lead organization, UN OCHA better coordinate this effort. Please note that this site is not directly linked to any UN organization or NGO. It is our hope that this publicly available central database will readily identify those in the academic community who are able to respond and have them contacted directly by formal organizations who can use their expertise and put them to work without delay. When you are ready, click "Register Now" to register.

If you are a hospital able to RECEIVE patients from Haiti, click “Hospital Registration” to add your contact details and how many patients of which specialty area you are able to receive.

Both of these lists will be directly communicated to the UN Health Cluster lead in Haiti. (listed below).

1. As with all sovereign states, the government of Haiti retains responsiblity for the care of its nationals.
2. In this state of crisis, the government of Haiti has invited and accepted international aid and assistance.
3. Ultimate coordination of all relief efforts is via the United Nations (UN) system.
4. The lead agency for OVERALL COORDINATION of the disaster relief effort on the ground is:
   
   • UN OCHA - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
5. The UN Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) has activated its "Cluster system" (health, water, sanitation, shelter and logistics) and has leads in all clusters. All Cluster leads, including the Health cluster, report to UN OCHA

1. Contact one of the UN Health Cluster leads listed below:

   Ms. Dana VanAlpen Cell: 011-507-66776401 Sat: 87-176-1801849 Iridium: *88-162-1436689 Email: vanalphd@pan.ops-oms.org

   Mr. Nicholas Lagomarsino Cell: 1-202-262-7742 Iridium: *88-162-1436687 BGAN: 870772246305 Email: lagomarn@paho.org

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   If you have difficulty contacting UN OCHA or the Health Cluster leads, for whatever reason, please be in contact with:
   

   Lynn Lawry MD,MSPH,MSc Senior Health Stability/Humanitarian Assistance Specialist Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) Cell: 1-240-281-7173 Email: llawry@cdham.org

   
   
2. Register your affiliation and contact details here.

Thank you for being there and doing what you do best - caring for our fellow men, women and children.

Thank you,
Catherine M. Mullaly MD FRCPC
Harvard School of Public Health
Massachusetts General Hospital

Luke Harmer MD
Harvard School of Public Health

David White, Site Developer
Smooth Stone Services