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Photo share: Cholera first response
Posted by The.IRC on November 23rd, 2010
An IRC team restocked this oral rehydration kiosk in Kawoussel camp in the Martissant district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with 500 sachets of oral rehydration salts, vital for the treatment of dehydration caused by diarrhea, and the first crucial response in any suspected case of cholera. more »
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"Rule number one: don't get sick"
Posted by Susana.Ferreira on November 16th, 2010
As of Sunday, the latest figures released by Haiti’s Ministry of Public Health and Population showed 1,034 confirmed cholera deaths and 16,799 people hospitalized with suspected cases of cholera. A few of those cases have popped up in camps served by the IRC—including at one camp just down the road. more »
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Preventing cholera: “Many hands make the load lighter”
Posted by RoxannePaisible_IRC on November 16th, 2010
As the new Haiti advocacy officer with the IRC, I recently traveled to Haiti to meet with our field staff and learn more about the impact of our work. My trip happened to coincide with Haiti’s first outbreak of cholera, a water-borne disease that can cause dehydration and death within hours if left untreated. more »
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Quoted: Crisis after crisis in Haiti
Posted by The.IRC on November 8th, 2010
"Cholera may be a new and frightening disease for Haitians, but the conditions under which it thrives and spreads have existed here for decades. Most at risk is the destitute and forsaken countryside, where public health infrastructure is virtually nonexistent. " more »
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Hurricane Tomas: Tweeting updates from Port-au-Prince
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 6th, 2010
IRC communications officer Susana Ferreira has been out with IRC teams in Port-au-Prince today, surveying damage from Hurricane Tomas and speaking with homeless earthquake survivors who rode out the storm in some of the city's fragile tent settlements. more »
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Stormy weather for Haiti, as Tomas nears
Posted by Susana.Ferreira on November 4th, 2010
The wind had already picked up by Thursday morning in Villambetta. It whipped around the tents and plastic tarp-covered shacks in the camp. Groups of children, grinning and oblivious to the worries of the adults, made kites by tying black plastic bags to string, hoisting them into the air. The wind carried them high. more »
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Haiti: Making water safe to drink
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 3rd, 2010
The unsanitary conditions in Port-au-Prince's tent settlements and slums are ripe for the spread of cholera. The IRC's Susana Ferreira shared these photos of our environmental health team treating water in camps where people don't have a safe supply. more »
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Preventing the spread of cholera in Haiti
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 29th, 2010
Cholera is a serious threat to the more than one million earthquake survivors living in crowded tent settlements around Port-au-Prince. That's why prevention activities are in full gear in the 30 camps where the IRC currently assists some 100,000 people. more »
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Fatal outbreak of cholera in Haiti
Posted by The.IRC on October 22nd, 2010
The IRC team in Haiti is stepping up prevention efforts amid growing concerns that a fatal outbreak of cholera could reach the congested settlements of earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince. more »
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