HEALTH CLUSTER BULLETIN CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN HAITI – FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2011 – #15
Dr. Claude de Ville de Goyet
a.i. PAHO/WHO representative
PAHO/WHO representative
HIGHLIGHTS
On 16 January 2011, according to the MSPP, there were 194,095 cumulative cholera cases and 3,819 deaths.
PAHO/WHO and local officials are investigating three cases of paralysis in recovering cholera patients.
PAHO/WHO issued a position paper on the promotion and utilization of the home made ORS solution
PARA HOY VAMOS POR MÁS DE 4.000 FALLECIDOS POR COLERA EN HAITI, TAMBIEN SE PRESENTO LA PRIMERA MUERTE DE UN CASO DE COLERA EN REPUBLICA DOMINICANA CON 150 ENFERMOS.
REALMENTE EXPLICA ESTE CASO LA SITUACIÓN DE POBREZA Y POBRE SANEAMIENTO AMBIENTL EN ESTE PAIS QUE REFLEJA LO OCURRIDO DURANTE LA CONQUISTA DE AMERICA CON LA MORTANDAD DE MAS DE LA MITAD DE LOS INDÍGENAS A MANOS DE L VIRUELA, EL COLERA, EL SARAMPIÓN Y OTRAS ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS NO CONOCIDAS EN LAS AMERICAS.
The Ministère de la Sante Publique et de la Population (MSPP) and PAHO, the
Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Americas,coordinate the Health Cluster. MSPP Cluster Contacts: Dr. Claude Surena; Dr. Jean Hugues Henrys; PAHO/WHO Contacts: Dr. Dana van Alphen Health Cluster partners are asked to contribute to this bulletin with information on needs and activities as well as corrections to content, by emailing hai.clustersante@paho.org (subject heading: Health Cluster Bulletin). For useful information on meetings, guidelines, and CTC, CTU, and health facility locations, visit: http://haiti.humanitarianresponse.info.
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