Wrist Bands for Haiti

Introduction

Selling new brands in disastrous areas of Haiti has become a new trend for business individuals. Today, there are many companies, groups and individuals are doing business in Haiti to recover their loss or to earn money. My personal aim is to sell wrist bands for the people of Haiti after the earthquake to assist them in helping rebuild the country. Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere, with an abject poverty level of 80 percent (Robinson, 23-44). Within the Americas, Haiti has the worst record of health indicators and the highest infant and maternal mortality rates. Nearly half of the population suffers from malnutrition. Some 60 percent of all rural households suffer from chronic food insecurity. Approximately two-thirds of the population has no formal jobs, even though there is a shortage of skilled labor. Underemployment is also common. Approximately 66 percent of the labor force are involved in subsistence agriculture.

The World Health Organization estimates that Haiti's health services reach from 40 to 60 percent of the population, leaving the rest to their own resources. General health is further threatened by the fact that over half of Haiti's population lacks access to safe water and proper sanitation. There are only 25 physicians for every 100,000 residents and affordable essential drugs are available to less than half the people.

Haitians have a total expected life span of 52.92 years. The median age is 18.03 years. Nearly 43 percent of the population are under the age of 14, and 3.4 percent have reached the age of 65. With an HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of 5.02 percent, Haiti has the highest incidence of this disease in the Americas. According to 2003 estimates, there are 280,000 people living with the disease, which has caused 24,000 deaths.

Haiti covers one-third of the island of ...