1. Lack of Sanitation Could Lead to Outbreak of Diseases
(Matching tags: sanitation, latrines, ocha, disease)

Patricia Mazzei reports for the Miami Herald on the lack of sanitation and the possibility of diseases spreading throughout the make-shift camps: "But now, more than five weeks after the quake, the dangers ...

2. Haiti by the Numbers, Three Years Later
(Matching tags: aid distribution, contractors, shelter, ocha, imf, garment factories, idps, cholera, housing)

En français Number of people killed in the earthquake in 2010: over 217,300 Number of people killed by cholera epidemic caused by U.N. troops since October 19, 2010: over 7,912 [i] Number of ...

3. Tropical Storm Isaac Heads for Haiti, Likely to Leave a Spike in Cholera in its Wake
(Matching tags: ocha, hurricane season, idps, cholera)

There has been much discussion in the media over the past day regarding whether Tropical Storm Isaac might rain on the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, and possibly cause delays or a cancellation. ...

4. OCHA White Washes Forced Evictions as New Threats Loom
(Matching tags: ocha, iom, amnesty international, evictions, idps)

As previously mentioned, a release from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) this week makes an important call for renewed efforts to combat cholera as infections rise with ...

5. Kolera 2012: “It gets worse”
(Matching tags: partners in health, doctors without borders, ocha, ngos, cholera)

... of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) states Grave concerns were expressed by aid workers that this year’s epidemic, which has already affected 13,000 people, 132 of whom have died, may escalate. Detection ...

6. Six Weeks On, Only 33 Percent Shelter Coverage
(Matching tags: aid distribution, un, shelter, doctors without borders, tarps, tents, ocha)

One month after the earthquake, MSF (Doctors Without Borders) had the following to say: "It's hard to believe that four weeks after the quake, so many people still live under bed sheets in camps and ...