Hope for the Future

Haitian Physicians (NBC Interview Excerpt)

 Robert Bazell: Do you feel...an obligation as a physician, hippocratic oath and all that, that people come to you and they need things you have to give it to them?...Not every Haitian gets that kind of attention. Dr. Jean William Pape: We have no choice. They need food. They need water. They need security. This is basic.  Hope for the Future (NBC Interview Excerpt) Robert Bazell: Do you see hope? Dr. Jean William Pape: Yes. You know, we are all optimistic. That's why we stayed in this country. I'm very optimistic that with support from all over the world, with good Haitian management, we can get there.  Food for Five Thousand (NBC Interview Excerpt) Robert Bazell: In the first few days you've been distributing water, but limited amounts of food, which seems a little bit harsh. But why did you have to do that? Jean William Pape: We had no choice. There would be a tremendous riot…so now we are using another strategy. We are going to use street vendors…and we can provide food and cooking oil to the vendors…But under one condition: that the meals they provide will be provided for free…This way we think we can feed the population properly.