Potential health issues as a result of Haiti's Earthquake

On Tuesday January 12, a 7.o magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, causing thousands of deaths and a high level of properties’ damage. From that day forward, a great emphasis has been placed on feeding and treating the people who have been affected by the quake. To make this a reality, people from all over the world have combined their effort together to help in their own capacity. However, people need to anticipate the aftermath consequences that will follow.
According to medical experts, in the weeks, and months ahead, communicable diseases and a tone of health issues will become an issue, such as heart disease, diabetes and so on. Experts also anticipate emotional and mental illnesses among the population in the years to come. When I first read that, it did not make much sense to me, then I realized that people may still be in the denial phase, or probably are too preoccupied wondering about how they will find something to appease their hunger; so they fail to assess the magnitude of the devastation that has occurred. However, when everything will resume to normal, the assessment will begin to emerge. The ones who have been in denial will quickly shift to the acceptance of their reality, which I believe will be the cause to mental disturbance and trauma.
All of the issues previously mentioned can be minimized if the government of Haiti along with the international communities, put in place a long term plan to meet the health issues of the population. And in my opinion, they should take care of the basics first, such as providing access to clean drinking water, sanitation, and proper medical treatment.