ARTICLE - CHOLERA FACT SHEET - 2

HAITI - CHOLERA FACT SHEET #2, FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2011
(ReliefWeb) - Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

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KEY DEVELOPMENTS
On November 18, USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) articulated an enhanced cholera response plan focusing on preventing cholera cases, reducing the number of cases requiring hospitalization, and reducing the case fatality rate.

The plan outlines four elements including :

1. provision of chlorine to increase availability of safe drinking water,

2. expansion of national hygiene education outreach,

3. provision of oral rehydration salts, and

4. increased funding for new cholera treatment centers (CTCs) and cholera treatment units (CTUs)

On November 17, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the U.N. World Health Organization indicated that Haiti could experience up to 200,000 cases of cholera over the coming six to 12 months.

As of November 15, the Government of Haiti (GoH) Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) reported confirmed cholera cases in 7 of 10 departments in Haiti.

According to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), cholera cases had been confirmed in six of seven communes in metropolitan Port-au-Prince, as of November 16.

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