Haiti Cholera

Has Foreign Aid Hurt Haiti: An Interview with Mario Joseph

Dr. Tukufu Zuberi | Posted 04.06.2012

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Dr. Tukufu Zuberi

Mario Joseph is Haiti's most influential and respected human rights attorney. Since 1996, he has led the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) in Port-au-Prince, which uses prominent human rights cases and a victim-centered approach in the interest of the poor majority.

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77 New Cases A Day

AP | TRENTON DANIEL | Posted 04.03.2012

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haiti is seeing a jump in the number of cholera cases as the Caribbean nation heads into the annual rainy season, a United Na...

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In Haiti, Global Failures On A Cholera Epidemic

New York Times | Deborah Sontag | Posted 04.02.2012

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The UN and Cholera in Haiti

Abby Goldberg | Posted 04.16.2012

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Abby Goldberg

On Monday, the United Nations Security Council began a four-day mission in Haiti to evaluate their peacekeeping and reconstruction efforts. Part of their trip will include a visit to a treatment center for victims of cholera. A visit is a good start, but not enough.

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Can A Vaccine Cure Haiti's Cholera?

| Posted 03.13.2012

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By Katherine Harmon (Click here for the original article) The cholera epidemic in Haiti has cast a stark light on deep development holes and disag...

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Haiti -- Two Years Post Earthquake: What You May Not Know

Cheryl Mills | Posted 03.10.2012

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Cheryl Mills

Before and since the earthquake in 2010, Haiti has faced great challenges -- ones they are working to confront and to lead the international community in helping them solve.

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Reports: Haiti Sees Drop In Cholera Cases

AP | TRENTON DANIEL | Posted 02.20.2012

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti has seen a steady decline in the number of cholera cases as the Caribbean nation settles into its dry season, huma...

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Rights Group Blames UN For Cholera In Haiti, Seeks Damages

AP | TRENTON DANIEL | Posted 01.08.2012

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A human rights group said Tuesday it has filed claims with the United Nations seeking damages on behalf of more than 5,0...

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WHO: 500,000 Haiti Cholera Cases Likely By Year End

AP | Posted 12.21.2011

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GENEVA — The World Health Organization says the number of cholera cases in Haiti is expected to exceed 500,000 by the end of 2011. The U.N. hea...

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Aid Group: Cholera Cases In Haiti Triple

AP | By TRENTON DANIEL | Posted 12.11.2011

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By TRENTON DANIEL, Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The number of cholera cases seen in the Haitian capital has jumped about threefold in ...

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Haiti's Capital Sees Threefold Jump In Cholera

AP | By TRENTON DANIEL | Posted 12.10.2011

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The number of cholera cases seen in the Haitian capital has jumped about threefold in recent weeks, an official with a foreig...

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Haiti: A Deportation Death Sentence?

Erin N. Marcus, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Erin N. Marcus, M.D.

The U.S. government announced last month that it would resume deportations to Haiti, despite a cholera epidemic and political unrest.

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Haiti Election DEBACLE: Nation Again Near Turmoil

AP | JONATHAN M. KATZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — International observers played down allegations of widespread fraud in Haiti's critical post-quake election as ballots b...

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Cholera In Haiti Slows But Could Surge

AP | BEN FOX | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAINT-MARC, Haiti — The cholera epidemic that has raged across this country is claiming fewer victims, with a sharp drop in new cases everywhere...

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DEADLY Anti-U.N. Protests Sweep Haiti

AP | JONATHAN M. KATZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — An outbreak of cholera has killed more than 1,000 people, the Haitian government said Tuesday as it sent top officials t...

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Haiti One Year Later: Light at the End of the Tunnel or Oncoming Train?

Mark Schuller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Schuller

This summer I conducted a study of a random sample of over 100 camps in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. How much progress has been made since August? In short: almost none.

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Cholera In Haiti: A Look From The Trenches

Erin N. Marcus, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Erin N. Marcus, M.D.

To learn more about the current health situation in Haiti, I recently spoke with Dr. Andre Vulcain, co-director of the Justinien Hospital family medicine residency training program in Cap Haitien.

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UN Appeals For $164 Million To Combat Haiti Cholera

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 05.25.2011

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GENEVA — The United Nations asked for $164 million Friday to fight the cholera outbreak in Haiti that has already claimed 724 lives and is expec...

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Medical Volunteer In Haiti

The Huffington Post | Julia Steers | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Until I learned about Haiti I felt as though my childhood was the worst it could be, that there was nothing worse." Like many young social entrepre...

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Experts: Did UN troops Infect Haiti?

AP | JONATHAN M. KATZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Researchers should determine whether United Nations peacekeepers were the source of a deadly outbreak of cholera in Haiti, t...

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Haiti Suffers Year Of Crisis With Nobody In Charge

AP | JONATHAN M. KATZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The silhouetted bodies moved in waves through the night, climbing out of crumbled homes and across mounds of rubble. Hun...

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Haiti Cholera Matches South Asian Strain, Says CDC

AP | JONATHAN M. KATZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A cholera outbreak that has killed more than 300 people in Haiti matches strains commonly found in South Asia, the U.S. ...

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A Problem Worse Than Cholera

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph B. Treaster

Cholera and the bigger problem are cousins. Both are forms of diarrhea. But the more common forms of diarrhea are far more widespread and far more deadly.

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Death Toll In Haiti Cholera Outbreak Passes 280

AP | JONATHAN M. KATZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Protesters threw rocks at a cholera treatment center as it was preparing to open in the city of St. Marc on Tuesday, hig...

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Chilling Voodoo Killings Reportedly On Rise In Haiti

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — At least 45 people have been killed across Haiti due to accusations they are using "black magic" to spread cholera, the ...

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