HAITI: Cholera Outbreak Not Yet Contained
Jamaica Observer (Jamaica) and Xinhua (China) reported on 28 October that a United Nations health official cautioned that the cholera outbreak in Haiti is not yet contained and stressed the need to continue enhancing treatment, prevention and response preparedness measures even in areas that have not been affected by the epidemic. “I do not think that we have reached the peak of this epidemic,” Claire-Lise Chaignat, the coordinator of the global task force on cholera control at the WHO told a news conference in Geneva. UNFPA, for its part, said it is adapting 22,000 standard hygiene kits to meet specific needs to reduce the spread of the disease. The kits contain chlorine water purification pills, rehydration salts and soap to maintain higher levels of hygiene. Read: Xinhua and Jamaica Observer