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Turning the Tide Against Cholera

Fri, 2017-02-10 12:43 — Maeryn Obley

Map of the Sundarbans, part of the Ganges River Delta, where Cholera first emerged. Source: World Wildlife Fund

Image: Map of the Sundarbans, part of the Ganges River Delta, where Cholera first emerged. Source: World Wildlife Fund

nytimes.com - February 6th 2017 - Donald G. McNeil Jr.

Two hundred years ago, the first cholera pandemic emerged from these tiger-infested mangrove swamps.

It began in 1817, after the British East India Company sent thousands of workers deep into the remote Sundarbans, part of the Ganges River Delta, to log the jungles and plant rice. These brackish waters are the cradle of Vibrio cholerae, a bacterium that clings to human intestines and emits a toxin so virulent that the body will pour all of its fluids into the gut to flush it out.

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MASS design group's haiti cholera treatment center profiled in new documentary

Tue, 2016-12-13 11:55 — Maeryn Obley

Video: design that heals: documentary trailer video courtesy of MASS design group

designboom.com - 21 September 2016 - Philip Stevens

In the wake of the devastating earthquake that hit haiti in 2010, MASS design group partnered with a leading health care provider to design a state-of-the-art healthcare facility for cholera. The disease, which had not existed in haiti for more than a century, quickly became a huge problem following the disaster, with patients treated in temporary tents that became hot and difficult to keep sanitary. 

Working alongside les centres GHESKIO, MASS design group not only built the treatment center, but incorporated an on-site wastewater treatment facility to thwart the re-contamination of water and consequent spread of disease.

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Haiti: UN’s New Approach on Cholera Puts People at Heart of the Response

Wed, 2016-11-30 21:48 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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30 November 2016 – The response to cholera in Haiti will be a “long and thorough battle,” but the United Nations will stand by the Haitian people and authorities, Stéphane Dujarric, the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, on the eve of the launch of the Organization's new approach to tackling the epidemic in the country.

The new approach was announced last August and will be launched by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the UN General Assembly on Thursday, 1 December. It includes rapid interventions in areas where cases are reported and the prevention of future high-risk public health crises.

The new approach on cholera also focuses on people and proposes the establishment of a program of material assistance and support to Haitians directly affected by the disease.

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Cholera - Water Filtration - Homemade Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS)

Fri, 2016-10-14 09:38 — Kathy Gilbeaux
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Packaged ORS is best to use because it also contains other important ingredients such as potassium, etc.  When clean water and packaged ORS are not available, the recipe for homemade ORS along with water filtration can help (see supporting documentation in the links below) . . .

Resources - Energy - Communication - Water - Sanitation

Fri, 2015-05-01 20:54 — Kathy Gilbeaux
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Here we present a list of ideas and resources that might be beneficial for use in disaster response, or for use in areas with inadequate infrastructure . . .

 

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A Box Full of Light Saves Lives
http://www.haitiresiliencesystem.org/node/234

Voltaic Systems - Solar Chargers
http://resiliencesystem.org/voltaic-systems-solar-chargers

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