<p><br /> A year after Haiti was devastated by an earthquake, aid workers report the need to step up long-term rebuilding efforts as they continue to combat disease and poverty.<br /> </p><p><br /> Some 220,000 people died as a result of the quake that struck on January 12, 2010 with an estimated 1.5 million left homeless as buildings crumbled in the tremors.<br /> </p><p><br /> Responders on the ground have faced numerous setbacks in the months since, with endemic poverty and an outbreak of cholera just two factors holding back recovery.<br /> </p><p><br /> But a year on from the disaster aid workers hold out the hope that the battle against the disease is finally being won.<br /> </p><p><br /> They said that efforts in 2011 must increasingly turn towards long-term reconstruction as well as short-term relief.<br /> </p><p><br /> Haiti's recent history is scared by violence and poverty and administering aid in such conditions led to angry scenes at some collection points.<br /> </p><p><br /> Save the Children has warned that a great deal of work still needs to be done by aid agencies in the country.<br /> </p><p><br /> The charity notes that 380,000 children are still living in squalid camps and are in desperate need for better housing and schools.<br /> </p>
