The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has established a special Bahamas Health Relief Fund to receive money from donors wishing to support the Hurricane Dorian relief effort.
PAHO Director Dr. Carissa Etienne said the funds will be used for response and relief efforts related to the emergency.
This will be done according to the needs outlined by the Ministry of Health in The Bahamas.
Hurricane Dorian tore through the islands at Category 5 strength, making it the strongest storm ever to make landfall in the Bahamas.
Number of missing people drops
The number of missing in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian has dropped significantly, to 1,300.
National Emergency Management Agency spokesman Carl Smith on Thursday said the number of missing stood at about 2,500, but after cross-referencing databases, officials revised the tally down.
Mr. Smith said the higher number was preliminary, with some names not yet confirmed against government records.
Dorian flattened homes after it made landfall September 1, killing at least 50 people.
The death toll is expected to go up as search and rescue crews scour the ruins in Grand Bahama and Abaco islands.
Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said the government is working to set up temporary housing for those who lost their homes, adding that he visited shelters in New Providence that are providing temporary housing to evacuees from Abaco and Grand Bahama.
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