Haiti: As violence obstructs cholera efforts, PAHO calls on population to support relief and medical workers: “Date: 18 Nov 2010 Source: Pan American Health Organization”
(Port au Prince, 20 November 2010): The response to last week’s UN-led appeal for 164 million USD to fight cholera has so far been insufficient for an adequate response to the epidemic, the Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti said today.”While we are very grateful for the contributions received so far, both cash and in-kind, so far …
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) — The international response to Haiti’s deadly cholera epidemic is “inadequate” and woefully short of funding, aid groups, including the humanitarian agency of the United Nations, which is leading the response, said on Friday. “There is no time left for meetings and debate — the time for action is now,” said Stefano Zannini, …
MIAMI, USA (MCT) — As speculation grows that a deadly cholera outbreak came to Haiti through a filthy sewage tank used by United Nations soldiers from Nepal, health experts said Friday that the exact source of the disease may never be known. The outbreak has sparked more violent protests against peacekeepers, “The bottom line is we don’t …
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Residents afraid of catching cholera turned on a group of body collectors — and the photojournalists following them — Saturday, snatching the lead supervisor and beating him up before calling police. Members of a Haitian Ministry of Health body collection team prepare to remove the body of Nixon Merise,24, from his home to their vehicle …
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