Contact: Jessica Koth, 262-814-1536; Emilee High, 262-814-1547
For Immediate Release:
January 18, 2010
NFDA: 05-10
Brookfield, Wis. – NFDA officials have been in daily communication with the federal government, including the State Department, which is overseeing the U.S. response, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Homeland Security, and others; though this communication, association officials have learned a number of important things about the mortuary response in Haiti:
•The Haitian government has taken control of the mortuary response in Haiti and has not asked for or authorized assistance from any government or private organization. NFDA expressed outrage and concern to federal officials about media reports of how the Haitian government is handling the large number of casualties.