Comments on: Haiti Cholera Update #2

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:04:04 +0000

Thanks, for keeping this issue alive. We have been complicit in their misery as a corporatist nation and a member state in some of these organisations that enslaved the Haitian community. WTO, World Bank, IMF.

By: TorontoEmerg

TorontoEmerg — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:11:41 +0000

Well, the after all major disasters, the risk of infectious disease goes up. Haiti’s particular problems probably exacerbated the risk. However, it should be said that I’ve read reports that most people in PAP have at least access now to clean drinking water, which has certainly mitigated things somewhat. It probably wasn’t a coincidence the first outbreak happened away from the earthquake zone, but where many had settled in camps afterwards.

PAHO states they have supplies in a warehouse near PAP airport; they way PAHO words it suggests they have’t been distributed, which I find hard to believe. I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt given the fact ORS and meds seem to be in fair supply —I haven’t yet seen any reports of distribution problems.

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:06:11 +0000

I was under the impression that a cholera outbreak had been warned about months ago and that there were medications stockpiled in a warehouse in Port au Prince. Had you come across any indication of that?