China flew a military medical team to quake-hit Haiti at the weekend amid rising fears of an outbreak of epidemic diseases on the island.

The 40-member medical and epidemic-control team will replace China's 50-member search and rescue team. Chinese rescuers were amongst the first to arrive in Haiti's devastated capital, Port-au-Prince after the quake.

They are joined by four Chinese peacekeeping police officers to replace four who were killed in the earthquake. China has 125 peacekeepers stationed in Haiti as part of the United Nations stabilization force in the country.

China has denied accusations that its rescue team in Haiti was only interested in helping Chinese nationals. BON's Mark Dreyer has more on this and the team's ongoing rescue efforts in Haiti.

The death toll from the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti on Tuesday is unknown, but it's thought tens of thousands are dead and the humanitarian crisis has only just begun, with hundreds of thousands more left without basic medical supplies and drinking water.

It's a tragedy that's hit particularly close to home for the Chinese nation, after an earthquake in Sichuan province killed nearly 70-thousand people.

Eight Chinese Peacekeepers lost their lives in Haiti's earthquake. Do you think what China is doing in that country is worthwhile?

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