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Eleven People Reported Dead by Cholera in Haiti
martes, 17 de abril de 2012
17 de abril de 2012, 16:31Port-au-Prince, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) At least 11 people died in northern Haiti last week by a renewed outbreak of the epidemic of cholera, reported the authorities Tuesday.
In accordance with the mayor of the town of d?� Anse-Rouge (region of Artibonite), Celareste Honorat, the number of deceased reported in seven days went higher than those who died last month, when five new victims were registered.
Honorat said that the outbreak is because of "the difficult and complex situation" of the inhabitants in that rural areas.
Besides the lack of access to drinking water and latrines, those people suffer food insecurity because of the drought affecting the region, said the local news agency Alterpresse in its statements.
The Haitian Public Health Ministry announced last week a vaccination campaign in which about 100,000 volunteers will receive two oral dosages.
As Haitian Public Minister Gabriel Timoth?e said, the situation of the disease is particularly worrying in the northern region.
More than 7,000 people died from cholera in Haiti during 2011 and another 520,000, more than five percent of the population, were affected this year, although the epidemic was contained since the beginning of this year...
Eleven People Reported Dead by Cholera in Haiti
martes, 17 de abril de 2012
17 de abril de 2012, 16:31Port-au-Prince, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) At least 11 people died in northern Haiti last week by a renewed outbreak of the epidemic of cholera, reported the authorities Tuesday.
In accordance with the mayor of the town of d?� Anse-Rouge (region of Artibonite), Celareste Honorat, the number of deceased reported in seven days went higher than those who died last month, when five new victims were registered.
Honorat said that the outbreak is because of "the difficult and complex situation" of the inhabitants in that rural areas.
Besides the lack of access to drinking water and latrines, those people suffer food insecurity because of the drought affecting the region, said the local news agency Alterpresse in its statements.
The Haitian Public Health Ministry announced last week a vaccination campaign in which about 100,000 volunteers will receive two oral dosages.
As Haitian Public Minister Gabriel Timoth?e said, the situation of the disease is particularly worrying in the northern region.
More than 7,000 people died from cholera in Haiti during 2011 and another 520,000, more than five percent of the population, were affected this year, although the epidemic was contained since the beginning of this year...