Cholera continues to spread in spite of expressed US "confidence" in the Haitian government's ability to contain it.
Pleas from heath experts say there is a need for15 nurses for every doctor. Nurses, nurses' aides and cleaners are all needed urgently. In the department of Artibonite, departmental health authorities have stated the need for 260 "community health workers" who can administer oral rehydration salts and help with cleaning and disinfecting areas where patients in communities are being cared for. (Source: OSCHA November 16 Cholera Situation Report #18)
Reading the statistics now from a safe base here in south Florida, it is sobering to see the cholera death rate in Haiti holding firm at a little over 6 percent. The latest numbers from the Le Ministà ¨re de la Santà © Publique et de la Population (MSPP), that are outdated, indicate 16,799 cases and 1,034 deaths. This is unacceptable, given that the worldwide death rate from cholera stands at 3 percent.
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