Sunday, January 17, 2010

Haiti's earthquake and vulnerable populations

I keep the people of Haiti in my thoughts and prayers.  I pray especially for those with diabetes, hypertension, mental illness and other chronic conditions that require daily medications.  Where are the pharmacies?  Lost in the rubble?  How will these people obtain their medications?  Many will die for certain.

Some people with mental illness will have behavior so deviant and communication so ineffective that they will not be able to describe what they need. These people are vulnerable and members of vulnerable populations.  N.B.: I have not seen descriptions of vulnerable populations that include the mentally ill.

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