HAITI: SENIOR UN OFFICIAL URGES DONOR COMMUNITY TO RAMP UP EFFORTS TO TACKLE CHOLERA

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Subject: HAITI: SENIOR UN OFFICIAL URGES DONOR COMMUNITY TO RAMP UP
EFFORTS TO TACKLE CHOLERA
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HAITI: SENIOR UN OFFICIAL URGES DONOR COMMUNITY TO RAMP UP EFFORTS TO
TACKLE CHOLERANew York, Apr 1 2014 4:00PMThe United Nations official
tasked with coordinating the response to the cholera epidemic in Haiti
says the country is not receiving the international attention it
deserves, and is calling on the donor community to scale up support to
combat the disease.

"Haiti is not receiving the attention of the international community,
particularly the donor community," Pedro Medrano told the UN News
Centre, as he reported on a recent trip during which he met with
officials in Canada, the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Germany,
Spain and the Netherlands.

"It is clear that this epidemic is not on their radar screen," added
Mr. Medrano, who is the Secretary-General's Senior Coordinator for the
Cholera Response in Haiti.

The cholera outbreak which has affected Haiti since October 2010 is
still considered the largest in the Western Hemisphere, with more than
700,000 cases and over 8,500 deaths.

Mr. Medrano travelled to the donor countries to try and raise their
understanding of what the UN is attempting to do to eliminate cholera
in Haiti. "I think that it is clear that any country with the number
of people suffering last year - 65,000 new cases, and we have more
than 700,000 cases in total - would consider this an emergency," he
added.

Since the beginning of the epidemic, the UN has initiated a
system-wide effort to support the Government of Haiti in the fight
against what the Senior Coordinator referred to as "a silent
emergency."
In December 2012, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched an initiative
for the elimination of cholera in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
that focuses on prevention, treatment and education.

The UN has worked with partners in the community and international
groups to launch a series of actions, including establishing/upgrading
cholera treatment facilities, constructing waste water treatment
plants, purchasing oral cholera vaccines, and supporting
community-based hygiene campaigns.

As the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti,
Sandra Honoré, indicated in her recent briefing to the Security
Council, "Delivering and sustaining better health requires an urgent,
scaled-up effort to combat the disease and address decades of
under-investment in basic systems for safe water, hygiene, sanitation
and healthcare."

According to Mr. Medrano, less than 17 per cent of the population has
access to sanitation while about half of the population has access to
safe drinking water. "It's impossible to stop the transmission of
cholera and other water-borne diseases without urgent interventions in
water and sanitation," he stressed. This has prompted him to call for
a Marshall Plan for the Caribbean nation.

The UN system in Haiti has developed a two-year, $68 million
initiative in support of the Government' s 10-year National Plan for
the Elimination of Cholera. In addition, the UN and the Haitian
Government are finalizing the creation of a high-level committee that
will oversee the coordinated implementation of the cholera response
measures as contained in the National Plan.

Haiti's Ministry of Health has a plan, with the Pan-American Health
Organization (PAHO), to vaccinate 200,000 people in the next couple of
months and another 300,000 before the end of the year. The issue of
money along with the availability of vaccines is a major challenge.
The global stockpile is not sufficient to meet the needs of 500,000
people, Mr. Medrano noted.

Countries have indicated they will consider allocations to this
programme in the near future. As Mr. Medrano indicated, resources are
extremely important not only for medical treatment but also for water
and sanitation: "We can't wait 5, 10 years until we have everything."

Mr. Medrano went on to say, "There is no doubt that we have made
substantial progress. Today, we have fewer cases of cholera than we
had in previous years. The figures from January and February 2014
show that there were 1,400 new cases - the lowest number of new cases
since the epidemic began."

The Senior Coordinator was quick to note that there was no room for
complacency. "Even if we are making progress, and we have a lower
number of cases today, we are not out of the woods." </P>Apr 1 2014
4:00PM
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