International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Taking cholera very seriously

Photos: 
A man constructs a coffin in a camp for earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince
A dirty stream runs through the Cite Cabrit camp in Martissant, Haiti
An oral rehydration kiosk in Cite Cabrit camp in Martissant, Haiti
cholera response log sheets in Haiti
Children sing a song about washing hands with soap to prevent the spread cholera
Photo: Susana Ferreira/The IRC

Earthquake survivors living in crowded camps in Port-au-Prince are taking a deadly outbreak of cholera — Haiti's first — very seriously. The IRC has trained community members to educate their neighbors about ways to avoid getting sick.