Haiti - Cholera: Fact Sheet #3, Fiscal Year (FY) 2011
This factsheet provides an overview of humanitarian assistance to address widespread cholera outbreak in Haiti. ? At the request of the Government of Haiti (GoH) Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP), relief agencies under the Logistics Cluster transported 67,000 Ringer's lactate infusions, oral rehydration salt (ORS) sachets, health promotion materials, and technical guidelines to 13 locations across Haiti on behalf of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The operation supported the MSPP's strategy of delivering essential medicines and supplies to heavily affected areas and pre-positioning supplies in remote areas. ? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a training-of-trainers program in Haiti during the week of November 15. The program aims to help more than 400 Haitian clinicians enhance treatment efforts and improve outbreak management. ? From November 15 to 19, protests in Cap Ha'tien, North Department, impeded response efforts, as relief agencies suspended water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) activities, trainings, and transport and distribution of relief commodities. On November 19, relative calm returned to the city, residents began to clear roads and open businesses, and relief agencies began to resume program activities. The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) continues to monitor the situation.