CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN HAITI AND ITS STAKEHOLDERS
HAITI EARTHQUAKE 2010
Maya Hector, MPH StudentWalden University
Winter 2011
Dr. Raymond Thron, InstructorPUBH-6145-7 Epidemiology
Stakeholders Influenced By the
Earthquake
Adults and Children
The Environment
Government Officials
Neighboring Countries
Relief Agencies
What is Cholera? Found in food and
water sources contaminated by feces.
Spread through inadequate water treatment, poor sanitation, and clean hygiene.
HOW DID CHOLERA OCCUR?
U.N. PEACE KEEPERS
RELIEF WORKERS
LIMITED WORKING SANITARY SYSTEMS
AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE
THE RUBBLE
STATISTICS
100,000 CASES REPORTED
2,000 DEATHS OCCURED
Impact of Cholera Epidemic
The World Health Organization
Citizens of Haiti
The Economy
Relief Efforts
TIME LINE OF CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
• 10/20/10- SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL FACILITY STRAIN REPORTED IN ST. MARC, HAITI
• 10/27/2010- REALIZATION THAT HEALTH CLUSTER CLAIMS OF THE EPIDEMIC WAS UNDER CONROL WAS INACCURATE
• 11/07/2010- ALL HOSPITALS IN PORT AU PRINCE ARE OVERFLOWING AND AT FULL CAPACITY
The World Health Organization
Citizens of Haiti GOOD NEWS:
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION TO START VACCINATING CITIZENS IN APRIL TO
HELP STEM THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
The Economy
MORE GOOD NEWS:
40% OF HAITIANS SUFFERING FROM CHOLERA ARE RECIEVEING
ECOONOMIC AID FROM SPAIN
Relief Efforts Towards Cholera
Haitians Awaiting Relief
Abbott Laboratories
The United Nations
The United States
BEFORE AND AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE
CONCLUSION: UPDATE ON CHOLERA OUTBREAK
As of February 18, 2011, the United Nations reported that the cholera
outbreak in Haiti has “plateaued and appears to be diminishing.”