With over 250,000 serious injuries from the Haiti earthquake, an estimated 2,000 people have suffered amputations and one third will have serious secondary disabilities, according to Handicap International.

The disability and development organisation say that artificial limb fitting will be needed in Haiti on a ‘massive scale’ and the country’s lack of healthcare means rehabilitation will be difficult to provide.

Non-governmental organisations and charities working in Haiti are seeking physiotherapists to help treat the victims of the earthquake.

Handicap International are looking for Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to work in hospitals and camps to help victims recover from injuries and prevent long-term disability.

Ideally, therapists should have experience of working in disaster relief and be prepared to work 12 hour days for a minimum six week commitment. Accommodation will be in tents with food and water rationed.

Applications, including a CV, a covering letter, and three professional referees, should be sent to recruitment@handicap-international.us

The Christian Blind Mission charity is also recruiting physiotherapists to work for six months in Port-au-Prince. You should have a sound knowledge of disability issues, and experience of working with orthotics and prosthetics.

Experience of working on disaster relief is key and applications must be submitted by February 24 to ute.norman@cbm.org

For more about this story visit the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

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