Cholera in Haiti – Health priority

Published on : 20/10/2022 – 11:00

On October 2, the World Health Organization issued an epidemiological alert concerning the resurgence of cholera in Haiti.

During epidemiological week 39 of 2022, health facilities located in certain sectors of the communes of Port-au-Prince and Cité Soleil reported an increase in cases of severe acute diarrhea among hospitalized patients, including children and the adults.

As a reminder, cholera is a waterborne disease that causes acute and possibly fatal diarrhea if not treated within the first few hours. What are the signs of cholera? Where does this new strain come from? How to eradicate cholera?

• Pr Renaud Piarroux, professor at Sorbonne University and head of department at the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital in Paris, specializing in parasitic and tropical diseases. Specialist in cholera epidemics. Author of the book “Cholera Haiti 2010-2018 History of a disaster” published by Biblis.
• Dr Auguste Victor Ngantsele, medical coordinator for Doctors Without Borders in Haiti
• David Camille, community agent in Cité soleil, a commune in Haiti, located in the Ouest department and in the district of Port-au-Prince.​
• And the testimony of Evelyne Josephresident of Cité Soleil, who had cholera in early October