41. With Funding for Cholera Falling Short, Calls for Compensation from MINUSTAH Increase
(Matching tags: minustah, cholera)

In July, one Haitian fell ill with cholera every minute. In August, after the "second peak" from the May/June rains receded, that rate has slowed and yet still one Haitian falls ill every two minutes.  ...

42. Not Doing Enough: Unnecessary Sickness and Death from Cholera in Haiti
(Matching tags: aid distribution, usaid, sanitation, ngos, cholera, health)

A new paper from the Center for Economic and Policy Research argues that cholera treatment and prevention efforts in Haiti have fallen woefully behind, leading to thousands of preventable deaths, even ...

43. A Brief History of Failure in Post-Quake Haiti
(Matching tags: aid distribution, contractors, usaid, shelter, reconstruction, disease, ngos, red cross, cholera)

... Addressing the role of big NGO’s, for example, Reitman writes On top of the earthquake, aid workers in Haiti are contending with a cholera crisis, a disease of poverty spread through poor sanitation ...

44. Heavy Rains Threaten to Bring More Cholera Cases; What to Do About It?
(Matching tags: aristide, sanitation, disease, ngos, red cross, cholera)

... with trepidation, as it was heavy rains in June that led to a resurgence in cholera cases. Unfortunately, even a weakened storm may still bring strong rains, and more cholera. The PBS Newshour's Talea ...

45. Cholera Treatment Funding Lags Far Behind New Infections
(Matching tags: aid distribution, cholera)

The AP’s Trenton Daniel reported over the weekend on the rise in cholera cases that have been seen since heavy rains hit Haiti early in June. Daniel reports: The number of new cases each day spiked to ...

46. Heavy Rains Test Haiti’s Preparedness for Hurricane Season
(Matching tags: rainy season, usaid, un, shelter, cholera)

... of the worst hit areas. Some camps were under up to four feet of water. The assessment also noted an increase in the number of cases of cholera, and that "latrines have been reported to overflow in some ...

47. As Cholera Cases Increase, Statement from 44 Experts Outlines a Possible Way Forward
(Matching tags: rainy season, un, ngos, cholera)

It is now officially hurricane season. Rains have picked up over the previous weeks and this is already causing a surge in the number of new cholera cases. The most recent data from the MSPP (Ministere ...

48. UN Panel Links Cholera to MINUSTAH Base; MINUSTAH Continues to Shift Blame
(Matching tags: rainy season, minustah, sanitation, cholera)

Yesterday, the UN “independent panel” released their long awaited report (PDF) on the origin of cholera in Haiti. Although the ultimate conclusion of the panel was that “the Haiti cholera outbreak was ...

49. The Forgotten Story of Cholera and the Upcoming Rainy Season
(Matching tags: rainy season, un, shelter, cholera)

Although a new study today from The Lancet has brought the cholera epidemic back to the attention of the media, the story had faded from the headlines, replaced by elections, returns of former presidents ...

50. In Response to Protests, MINUSTAH Disregards Legitimate Grievances
(Matching tags: minustah, elections, cholera)

... ignores the legitimate concerns of the citizens about the source of the Cholera outbreak and the role of MINUSTAH in Haiti. The UN News Center reports: “The way the events unfolded suggests that these ...