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07PORTAUPRINCE1841
2007-11-20 19:29:00
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Embassy Port Au Prince
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LETTER FROM REPUBLIC OF HAITI TO SECRETARY LEAVITT
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PORT AU PRINCE 001841
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SUBJECT: LETTER FROM REPUBLIC OF HAITI TO SECRETARY LEAVITT
PORT AU PR 00001841 001.2 OF 002
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SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD
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SUBJECT: LETTER FROM REPUBLIC OF HAITI TO SECRETARY LEAVITT
PORT AU PR 00001841 001.2 OF 002
1. The following letter to Secretary Michael O. Leavitt from
Haitian Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis was received by
Embassy on November 16. Text is an English translation by the
PM's office of the French original. The Embassy will pouch
original letter to WHA/CAR Desk Officer Chris Ward for
distribution.
2. Begin Text.
Dear Secretary Leavitt:
This letter serves as an official letter of support for a
Project HOPE (henceforth referred to as ''Project HOPE'')
initiative to establish a series of Medical Preparedness and
Response Centers to serve as models in selected countries for
their region. In addition, I am requesting that Haiti be
considered as a model country for the project. The Executive
Summary for the proposal for the ''Haitian Medical
Preparedness and Response Center'' initiative proposed by
Project HOPE is provided with this letter of support and
request for your office to consider funding the project.
As the initiative has been defined, a Haiti Medical
Preparedness and Response Center would be established at a
medical university in Haiti and will provide the following:
(a) Advanced biosurveillance capabilities: similar to
DHHS/CDC Biosense project;
(b) Catastrophic illness and treatment scenario mapping;
(c) Develop immunization and infection control tracking,
reporting and documentation management systems;
(d) Developing Pharmaceutical Labeling for catastrophic
illnesses treatment, initially supporting pandemic and
bioterrorism response;
(e) Pharmaceutical Product Visibility, Monitoring and
Tracking system capabilities;
(f) Pharmaceutical and medical device distribution system
requirements and government standards of operations;
(g) BioProtectant products identification and utilization
criteria for hard surface disinfection, hospital grade
disinfection and decontamination;
(h) Education and Training programs that support the project
deliverables through In-country expertise to utilize,
maintain and provide sustainable capabilities once the
initial project is completed (a) through (e) above;
(i) Provision of data collection tools for evaluation
patients/victims on a daily basis, as well as, during a
medical emergency.
With this grant, the Haitian government through Project Hope
would be able to design, develop, implement and operate the
Medical Preparedness and Response Center for three years.
During the three years of this project, space will be made
available be made available for Project Hope and their team
to work in the city of Port-au-Prince. Project HOPE, in
keeping with its core mission of health education, would
provide training such that the people of Haiti would be
prepared to operate and expand the Center at the end of three
years.
Mr. Ryan Henry, United States Principal Deputy for Policy for
the Under Secretary of Defense, stressed in an April 2007
during a trip to emerging countries, the need for the United
States Department of Defense to provide humanitarian and
civil affairs support of our developing nations as a
demonstration of the Government of the United States desire
to partner with other countries. After Mr. Henry's speeches
on the importance of such humanitarian projects, Ms. Nicole
PORT AU PR 00001841 002.2 OF 002
Lee, Executive Director of Trans Africa Forum, reinforced the
need for the United States' government, especially the
Department of Defense, to focus on Haiti's developmental
assistance needs.
Project HOPE has recognized the needs of Haiti and has
developed this innovative medical preparedness and response
center program to assist us in addressing this critical need.
I sincerely support this initiative and hope you feel as
strongly as I do that this noble effort will greatly benefit
both our nations.
Sincerely,
Jacques-Edouard ALEXIS
3. End Text.
SANDERSON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/EX AND WHA/CAR
S/CRS
SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD
STATE PASS AID FOR LAC/CAR
INR/IAA
WHA/EX PLEASE PASS USOAS
WHA/CAR PLEASE PASS TO NSC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OPDC PREL HA
SUBJECT: LETTER FROM REPUBLIC OF HAITI TO SECRETARY LEAVITT
PORT AU PR 00001841 001.2 OF 002
1. The following letter to Secretary Michael O. Leavitt from
Haitian Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis was received by
Embassy on November 16. Text is an English translation by the
PM's office of the French original. The Embassy will pouch
original letter to WHA/CAR Desk Officer Chris Ward for
distribution.
2. Begin Text.
Dear Secretary Leavitt:
This letter serves as an official letter of support for a
Project HOPE (henceforth referred to as ''Project HOPE'')
initiative to establish a series of Medical Preparedness and
Response Centers to serve as models in selected countries for
their region. In addition, I am requesting that Haiti be
considered as a model country for the project. The Executive
Summary for the proposal for the ''Haitian Medical
Preparedness and Response Center'' initiative proposed by
Project HOPE is provided with this letter of support and
request for your office to consider funding the project.
As the initiative has been defined, a Haiti Medical
Preparedness and Response Center would be established at a
medical university in Haiti and will provide the following:
(a) Advanced biosurveillance capabilities: similar to
DHHS/CDC Biosense project;
(b) Catastrophic illness and treatment scenario mapping;
(c) Develop immunization and infection control tracking,
reporting and documentation management systems;
(d) Developing Pharmaceutical Labeling for catastrophic
illnesses treatment, initially supporting pandemic and
bioterrorism response;
(e) Pharmaceutical Product Visibility, Monitoring and
Tracking system capabilities;
(f) Pharmaceutical and medical device distribution system
requirements and government standards of operations;
(g) BioProtectant products identification and utilization
criteria for hard surface disinfection, hospital grade
disinfection and decontamination;
(h) Education and Training programs that support the project
deliverables through In-country expertise to utilize,
maintain and provide sustainable capabilities once the
initial project is completed (a) through (e) above;
(i) Provision of data collection tools for evaluation
patients/victims on a daily basis, as well as, during a
medical emergency.
With this grant, the Haitian government through Project Hope
would be able to design, develop, implement and operate the
Medical Preparedness and Response Center for three years.
During the three years of this project, space will be made
available be made available for Project Hope and their team
to work in the city of Port-au-Prince. Project HOPE, in
keeping with its core mission of health education, would
provide training such that the people of Haiti would be
prepared to operate and expand the Center at the end of three
years.
Mr. Ryan Henry, United States Principal Deputy for Policy for
the Under Secretary of Defense, stressed in an April 2007
during a trip to emerging countries, the need for the United
States Department of Defense to provide humanitarian and
civil affairs support of our developing nations as a
demonstration of the Government of the United States desire
to partner with other countries. After Mr. Henry's speeches
on the importance of such humanitarian projects, Ms. Nicole
PORT AU PR 00001841 002.2 OF 002
Lee, Executive Director of Trans Africa Forum, reinforced the
need for the United States' government, especially the
Department of Defense, to focus on Haiti's developmental
assistance needs.
Project HOPE has recognized the needs of Haiti and has
developed this innovative medical preparedness and response
center program to assist us in addressing this critical need.
I sincerely support this initiative and hope you feel as
strongly as I do that this noble effort will greatly benefit
both our nations.
Sincerely,
Jacques-Edouard ALEXIS
3. End Text.
SANDERSON