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Haiti - Epidemic : The real culprits of the epidemic
11/11/2010 14:16:11 |
| With the lack of water infrastructure and sanitation in Haiti, it was difficult to imagine that we would not face one day at a major epidemic... |
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Haiti - Health : Positive effects of breastfeeding on cholera
11/11/2010 11:49:57 |
| According to a study by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) infants whose mothers suffer from cholera, are three times less likely of being infected if breastfed... |
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Haiti - Epidemic : Port-au-Prince, 278 confirmed cases, 10 dead
11/11/2010 10:14:45 |
| ...We expect a very rapid spread, even explosive, of this epidemic, stating that it was impossible to predict at present, the magnitude of the evolution of the epidemic because many people infected do not seek medical attention... |
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Haiti - Epidemic : The Artibonite need at least 1,200 body bags
11/11/2010 08:45:33 |
| In the Artibonite, the center of the epidemic, OCHA, MINUSTAH, the government and humanitarian partners report that with the increasing workload, more medical staff with more experience is needed urgently... |
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Haïti - USA : High Speed Vessel Swift delivers a mobile medical clinic in Haiti
10/11/2010 16:02:46 |
| Monday, the High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) delivered a fully-equipped mobile medical clinic and 39 pallets of water filters to Port-au-Prince, as the Project Handclasp portion of Southern... |
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Haiti - Epidemic : Latest Assessment, an explosive situation
10/11/2010 13:01:33 |
| The last official assessment of the Ministry of Health, which refers to November 8, indicates 9.971 hospitalized (+9.29% between November 7 and 8) and 643 deaths (+10.30%)... |
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Haiti - Epidemic : Canada offers help to Haiti
10/11/2010 08:35:53 |
| The Canada is providing funding of 550,000 dollars to Oxfam-Quebec [...] this funding will immediately allow Oxfam-Québec to intensify its actions in Petite Riviere, in the Artibonite region, in response to the cholera epidemic... |
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Haiti - Epidemic : 60 deaths, panic in Gonaives
10/11/2010 08:18:31 |
| The cholera epidemic is spreading quickly in Gonaives, at least 60 people died of cholera in the last 72 hours, including thirty for Tuesday alone... |
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Haiti - Epidemic : 73 cases of cholera confirmed in Port-au-Prince, 1 dead
09/11/2010 19:35:12 |
| According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, the five regions, the Artibonite, Center, North, Northwest and West of Haiti and the capital, are now affected by cholera... |
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Haiti - Epidemic : 3rd suspect case in the Dominican Republic
09/11/2010 13:25:56 |
| In the south of the Dominican Republic, a man with all the symptoms of cholera has been admitted to a hospital. If this case is confirmed, this would be the first official case of cholera in the Dominican Republic... |
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