Cholera Outbreak in Haiti

This day in age, contracting cholera is not something people worry about in the United States. The United States was able to escape this worry because of effective public health measures and other resources. However, in third world countries such as Haiti, a cholera outbreak is a frequent worry. Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, found in contaminated waters. Symptoms of cholera include diarrhea, dehydration, increased heart rate, muscle cramps, low blood pressure, and dry mouth

Haiti is currently facing several major challenges, and as a third-world country has been adversely affected by them. An earthquake and a recent hurricane, as well as government corruption and poverty, have further contributed to Haiti’s situation. There is a lack of medical resources and treatment, so disease spreads quickly and impacts all areas of the country. Haiti’s cholera epidemic is one of the most devastating crises it is currently battling. To begin with, although cholera broke out only

Healthcare in Haiti High quality healthcare is important to have for every person. Healthcare is crucial to living a healthy life. It is an investment everyone should get the chance to have no matter where they live. Unfortunately, Haiti’s healthcare system has never really held high standards and has been weak for many decades. After the earthquake at the beginning of 2010, with a magnitude of 7.0, killing more than 160,000 and displacing close to 1.5 million people, it declined even more and became

Cholera in Haiti In 2010, Haiti faced with two major disasters: a devastating earthquake in January and an unprecedented cholera epidemic starting in fall. Although there was a cholera epidemic in Latin America in the 1990s, Haiti never confronted such a health issue in its history. According to Walton, Suri, and Farmer (2011), cholera is part of a vicious cycle of poverty, poor sanitation, water contamination, and weak health system. However, it was not totally surprising that the poorest country

cultures, religions, social status, and gender. Social injustice occurs whenever human rights are stripped from the public. A social injustice that was particularly prominent was the cholera outbreak of 2010 in Haiti. This social injustice involved a legal dispute trying to assume money to help victims of the cholera outbreak, but was shut down due to

4) improve and increase epidemiological surveillance In a blog post written by Sokari Ekine, the Nigerian social justice activist explains that cholera is an illness “exacerbated by heavy rains; poor sanitation; and limited clean water and associated poor hygiene” (Ekine, 2013). These components factor largely into the chosen intervention activities. Haiti is an island that experiences significant flooding due to its location in the hurricane belt; this flooding makes access to safe water a major

Haiti is a small country located in the western region of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and shares a border with the Dominican Republic. The capital and largest city of Haiti is Port-au-Prince (World Health Organization, 2011). In the early 19th century, Haiti would rebel against French colonial control, overcome slavery, and become the first independent Caribbean state. However, independence would not be an easy transition for Haitians. According to a country profile by BBC News, Haiti would

prevent a similar tragedy as the one that occurred with the 2010 cholera outbreak. For your group, the government would like you to focus on preventing people from spreading the disease to remote areas, as this caused a second outbreak. If another outbreak of cholera were to occur, what could Haiti do to prevent the disease being spread by affected people travelling to remote areas? Here’s a list of quick facts about the situation: • Cholera is bacterial disease that causes severe dehydration in victims

diseases contributing to mortality in Haiti include HIV/AIDS, Pneumonia, Meningitis, water and foodborne illnesses and Tuberculosis (WHO, 2006). Additionally, Dengue fever, Malaria and Anthrax have also contributed to mortality and are quite common in Haiti. In Haiti, Malaria is an indigenous disease. Moreover, cholera is another bacterial disease that took the lives of many after the earthquake. The Haiti cholera outbreak was the worst epidemic in the nation. The cholera epidemic has caused 9,000 deaths

The Geographical Impact of The Zika and Cholera viruses in Haiti Over the last five years, there has been a series of dangerous diseases that have struck the world. These diseases, namely Cholera, Ebola, and Zika, have caused several damage to many of the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (The Journal of Policy Innovations, 2016). In late February of this year, a clear increase and acceleration in the number of cases of Zika has been reported by Haiti’s Ministry of Public Health. According