tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19761733.post4943536177134951276..comments2024-01-02T04:09:15.132-08:00Comments on Dying in Haiti: Forget the Haitian National PalaceJohn A. Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06908526384688432087noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19761733.post-466895023803951632012-09-23T12:53:19.575-07:002012-09-23T12:53:19.575-07:00Having been in and near Port aux Prince twice now ...Having been in and near Port aux Prince twice now doing humanitarian work, I totally agree with you. That said, the Haitian government needs to have someplace (doesn't have to be opulent at all, but functional) to meet and conduct business. I'm concerned, as I know you are, about the lack of infrastructure: clean water, sewers, garbage pick up, reliable electricity; as well as the basics like accessible basic education and health care for all. In order to move past the "applying bandages" (which are never enough)stage, the things I mentioned are necessities in preventing some of the problems that are so evident. My sense is that right now, many organizations are trying to provide in various of these areas, but there is no overarching organization - so there is duplication in some areas, and total lack in others. This is really the job of government, yet we don't trust the Haitian government because of so much corruption in the past. What's the answer? I wish someone knew! It's just so complex. But, certainly, building a replacement palace doesn't seem to be part of any answer that I can conceive of...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com