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HAITI / CHOLERA UPDATE
STORY: HAITI / CHOLERA UPDATE
TRT: 1.49
SOURCE: MINUSTAH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ NATS
DATELINE: 19 APRIL 2011, PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI
1. Pan right, interior of a tent at the cholera treatment center
2. Med shot, semi empty patient tents
3. Med shot, cholera patients and the nurse
4. Med shot. Cholera patients
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Nigel Fisher, UN Humanitarian Chief, Haiti:
“Already we see that the vast network of treatment centres that was developed, they are seeing less and less patients and right now there is a process of rationalization going on. Some of those centres are closing. Treatment centres are now being brought to hospitals and health centres so that they’re integrated”
6. Wide shot, sanitation station and tents behind
7. Pan right, over a row of tents
8. Close up, ‘Medecins sans Frontiere’ sign at the entrance of the tent
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Nigel Fisher, UN Humanitarian Chief, Haiti:
“Cholera is now endemic in Haiti, which means we will from time to time see outbreaks. For example if we have floods in areas where we have poor sanitation. The rainy season could be a problem. But we have now system surveillance that we didn’t six month ago. We have Cholera treatment centres we didn’t have six month ago. We have more than enough supplies.”
10. Pan left, tents
11. Med shot, inside of a treatment tent
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Nigel Fisher, UN Humanitarian Chief, Haiti:
“The future control of cholera is really in terms of prevention. People need to know how to protect themselves, how to insure they’re drinking protected water, that they go latrine that is not near to a water source. It’s about the hygiene water protection prevention.”
13. Med shot, a guy washing hands at the entrance of a treatment centre
14. Wide shot, sterilizing station at the entrance of a cholera treatment centre
United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator for Haiti Nigel Fisher said today (20 Apr) that cholera treatment centers in the country are seeing “less and less” patients and some of the centres are in the process of closing.
Haitian health officials have reported that new cases of cholera have been found in rural areas of the country, but the epidemic remains on the decline.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently reported that the overall trend continues to decrease or stabilize throughout the country, particularly in the Northern, West and South-eastern regions.
Fisher added that treatment centers “are now being brought to hospitals and health centres so that they’re integrated.”
According to the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), the management of the cholera epidemic has been and is still highly dependent on the support of foreign health organizations.
Currently, approximately 76 percent of cholera treatment facilities are run by international non-governmental organizations. Phasing out such operations could be significant if local authorities are unable to respond to an upsurge in new cases during the rainy season.
Fisher said “the future control of cholera is really in terms of prevention” adding that “people need to know how to protect themselves, how to insure they’re drinking protected water, that they go latrine that is not near to a water source.”
Since the cholera outbreak started in late October 2010, there have almost 300,000 cases and 5,000 deaths.
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