China

I was looking up facts about the earthquake and here is what i found:

So far, 209,905 people have been injured in Sichuan,

with an estimated 10,000 still buried under the rubble. Some 15.7 million rooms have been damaged and 312

million others have collapsed. The earthquake has left over 4.8 million people homeless.

The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) headquarters, along with its Sichuan branch and many other

provincial branches of RCSC, have been providing non-stop assistance to those in the affected areas. By 18

May, RCSC headquarters had mobilized six medical teams, over 200 staff from other provinces and 31

rescue and relief teams from other Red Cross branches to Sichuan. The Sichuan Red Cross branch has

dispatched 17 medical teams to Pengzhou, Beichuan, Dujiangyan, Anxian, Mianzhu, Shifang and Pingwu to

treat over 2,000 seriously injured people. The Sichuan Red Cross branch also sent 33 Red Cross first aid

teams to provide assistance to over 7,500 people. Altogether over 35,000 Red Cross staff and volunteers are

assisting in the relief effort.

(http://www.ifrc.org/docs/appeals/08/MDRCN00303.pdf)

and so my question was how have these people treated since the emergency response has been over. What happened to the people left homeless, and how do they access care now? Although plenty of funds have been said to be allocated to school rebuilding, water sanitation, and homes, how will these people access primary care? I have read that Doctor without Borders has been providing mental health care to those affected, yet again I ask how long will it take for the health care infrastructure to resume?

All in all, China has had an excellent response and everyone is confident they will bounce quickly!