To understand the magnitude of the efforts to control cholera in Haiti, one just has…To understand the magnitude of the efforts to control cholera in Haiti, one just has…
Official case count exceeds 9,000, but conditions are ripe for many thousands more
Washington, D.C., November 9, 2010 (PAHO) — If Haiti's cholera epidemic follows a pattern similar to the last cholera epidemic in the Americas, it could produce tens of thousands of additional cases over the next several years, said Dr. Jon K. Andrus, Deputy…
Dr. José Renán Esquivel, a world authority on social medicine whose professional career spanned more than five decades, passed away on 2 November in his native Panama, at the age of 85.
From 1962 to 1989, Dr. Esquivel served as…
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Washington, D.C., 28 October 2010 (PAHO/WHO) - On 27 October, PAHO Deputy Director Dr. Jon Kim Andrus made a presentation about the cholera outbreak in Haiti to the Group of Friends of Haiti, which represents member countries and observers to the Organization of American States. Dr. Andrus presented the latest numbers coming from Haiti and talked…
Currently, PAHO does not recommend use of cholera vaccination in Haiti as an emergency response,…
Past experience suggests it will take "some months to turn the tide"
Washington, D.C., October 27, 2010 (PAHO) — Haiti and its international partners are stepping up efforts to mitigate the cholera epidemic, which currently shows no signs of leveling off, said a top official of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in a press briefing today…
Press Briefing on Cholera Outbreak in Haiti
Jon Kim Andrus,
MD Deputy Director
Pan American Health Organization
27 October 2010
Good afternoon. Thank you for again taking the time to come to this press briefing on Haiti.
Haiti's cholera epidemic continues to spread and produce more cases. As of this morning, the Ministry of Health is…