Poor sanitation system makes Haiti vulnerable to a disease that first swept the world more than 150 years ago Today, cholera sickens 3 million to 5 million people a year, killing up to 130,000 of them, said Peter Hotez, president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, who wrote the book "Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases"
THE cholera outbreak ravaging Haiti is part of a worl
Earthquake-hit Haiti escaped a fresh disaster threatened by Hurricane Tomas, but the storm caused flooding that killed eight people and increased the contagion threat from a deadly cholera epidemic, the government and aid workers said on Saturday.
Amid widespread relief that the hurricane largely spared crowded camps in the Haitian capital housing 1.3 million quake survivors, the international
The earthquake that occurred on 12 January 2010 in the vicinity of the
boundary of the North American and Caribbean tectonic plates devastated the island of Haiti with tragic consequences. One of history
A small earthquake struck northern Haiti, collapsing an apartment building and killing at least three persons, a UN spokesman said. Residents said the tremor struck Haiti
Aid agencies are well resourced and quick to act, but not enough of them appear to be using their power to tackle the long term problems posed by climate change. Aid agencies are first on the scene of many of the world's trouble spots, and often play a huge role in helping communities get back on their feet.
