U.N. Struggles to Stem #Haiti #Cholera Epidemic - NYTimes.com
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Haiti is even less equipped to tackle cholera than it was three years ago.
The United Nations raised barely a fourth of the $38 million it needed last year to provide lifesaving supplies, including the most basic, like water purification tablets.
et un édito H5N1 : Haiti : A NYT editorial
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The number of cholera treatment centers has plummeted, from 120 to barely 40, as aid organizations leave Haiti. The percentage of cholera patients who die in treatment centers is rising. The rainy season, which began this month, is expected to increase the caseload by tens of thousands as flooding spreads the disease in contaminated rivers and streams used for drinking and bathing.
More than 700,000 Haitians have been sickened since the outbreak began in 2010. More than 8,500 have died.