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New Report Shows How Mobile Phones Helped Haitian Earthquake Victims
Above: Victims of the Haitian earthquake queue up for water (UN Photo: Sophia Paris) A new report shows the way scientists mapped populations movements after Haiti’s earthquake using data from more than two million cell phone handsets. “We rapidly received […]
Interview with Radio Soleil’s Ricot Dupuy on Martelly, Reconstruction and UN Cholera
By Alexander Britell Three months after new President Michel Martelly took office in Haiti, the country is still without a prime minister, and accordingly, without a government. Haiti’s political situation has drawn the attention of a number of world organizations […]
Haiti, Nepal Cholera Nearly Identical
Above: cholera treatment in Haiti (UN Photo: Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff An article released yesterday in the online medical journal mBio found that Haiti’s cholera originated in Nepal, a claim first reported in a study by the […]
Irwin Stotzky: Haiti, Here We Go Again
Above: a girl stands in front of her home for persons displaced by the earthquake in Port-au-Prince. (UN Photo: Logan Abassi) By Irwin Stotzky Op-Ed Contributor The news from Haiti is grim. Nineteen months after the devastating earthquake, the future […]
US Urges Caution on Haiti Travel
Above: debris clearing in Haiti (UN Photo) The US State Department has urged its citizens to exercise caution before visiting Haiti, citing a “critical crime level,” along with an ongoing cholera outbreak and problematic infrastructure. [Washington Post]
Boston Teams Fight Haiti Cholera
Photo: David Walton/Partners in Health A team from Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital is joining the charge to fight the Haitian cholera outbreak that has ravaged the earthquake-torn country. Last week, six medical professionals, including one doctor, headed to the Hospital […]
Hispaniola’s Cholera Reaches Puerto Rico
Above: UN peacekeepers in Haiti bring secure water (UN Photo: Logan Abbassi) The first case of cholera has been reported in Puerto Rico beyond Hispaniola, where it has ravaged Haiti and parts of the Dominican Republic. It was the first […]
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