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Haiti - Politic : Moïse asks $390M to international to eradicate cholera 26/09/2018 08:41:35
During his speech, he recalled that despite significant progress made in the fight against the cholera epidemic since 2010, the disease continues to claim victims in Haiti, stressing that to eradicate the disease completely by 2022, Haiti needed funding "I am advocating to the UN General Assembly to remind the urgency of continuing international funding to defeat cholera. We will need an estimated US $390 million if we really want to end this epidemic by 2022," adding that Haiti had a plan that is already operational to eradicate cholera Haiti, insisting "If the resources provided are available to us, the elimination of the disease will be within our reach." Recall that this $390 million request corresponds to the United Nations multi-partner trust fund for cholera in Haiti, which was launched in December 2016 by former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19550-haiti-politics-un-adopts-new-strategy-against-cholera-in-haiti.html . However, despite the repeated calls of former Secretary Ban Ki-Moon and then by his successor Antonio Guterres, since the creation of this fund of 400 million, only 2% of the promises of international donors have been held .. Remember that this fund has two components : The first is a significantly strengthened and better funded effort to respond to and reduce the incidence of cholera, while addressing short- and long-term water, sanitation and health system improving access to care and treatment. The second component of the new strategy is to develop a program of material assistance and support to Haitians most directly affected by cholera. It should be noted that despite the intervention and the clear and precise explanations of President Moïse, beyond the diplomatic remarks of circumstance, no promise or intention, of the international donors as for a possible contribution to this fund to eradicate the cholera in Haiti, has been concretely formulated... See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25618-haiti-politic-jovenel-moise-on-an-official-trip-to-new-york.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20204-haiti-cholera-funding-failure-for-the-$400m-un-funds.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19550-haiti-politics-un-adopts-new-strategy-against-cholera-in-haiti.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18970-haiti-health-un-creates-a-fund-to-fight-against-cholera-in-haiti.html SL/ HaitiLibre
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