1. Cholera.
The Ministry of Health has confirmed 4,714 hospitalized cases and 330 deaths from cholera.
• UNICEF is procuring 600,000 bars of soap from within Haiti, and has placed international orders for 100,000,000 water purification tablets for delivery within the next week.
2. Hurricane Tomas
This hurricane is expected to be sweeping up along the south side of Haiti sometime around Tuesday/Wednesday of this week. The projected paths include Haiti, though.
We'll of course be keeping an eye on it as it relates to our trip this Thursday, but the bigger concern is for the people still living in tents in PAP, and for those who are trying to make strong headway against cholera.
Ben
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Haiti Blog
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