Haiti: Towards the Elimination of Cholera
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Cholera broke out in Haiti in October 2010, following the tremendous earthquake that struck the country on January 12of that year, killing 250,000, injuring 300,000, and leaving 1.3 million people homeless. In 2011, Haiti recorded the greatest peak of the cholera outbreak, with around 352,000 people exhibiting symptoms. According to data from the Ministry of Public Health and Population, between October 2010 to December 2018, 819,000 people showed signs of the disease and 9,700 died, making Haiti one of the countries most severely impacted by cholera.
Mobile support for treatment and prevention
The Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP), with technical and financial support from partners including the World Bank, developed several initiatives to contain the cholera outbreak. In 2011, the US$15 million Projet de Réponse d Urgence au Choléra was initiated, aimed at improving health and hygiene practices to reduce the sprea