UNICEF Humanitarian Action Report 2008: Haiti
Summary: The Haiti chapter of UNICEF's 2008 Humanitarian Action Report, published two years before the earthquake.
Key Findings
- A pre-earthquake baseline, published two years before January 2010.
- Records only 33 percent of children under one completely vaccinated against preventable diseases.
- Of an estimated 17,000 children living with HIV/AIDS, 300 had access to antiretroviral therapy.
- Reports 30 percent of children in primary school not reaching third grade and 60 percent leaving before sixth grade.
- Population under 18 of 4.19 million, under-five mortality of 80 and infant mortality of 60 per 1,000 as of 2006.
Full Description
The Haiti chapter of UNICEF's 2008 Humanitarian Action Report, published two years before the earthquake. Its value is as a pre-earthquake baseline: the core country data it carries on child mortality, vaccination and school retention describe the situation the 2010 response was later measured against.
How to cite
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), UNICEF Humanitarian Action Report 2008: Haiti, accessed via HaitiDocs, https://www.haitidocs.org/doc/unicef-2008-humanitarian-action-report-haiti