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Sun, 2016-10-09 21:10 — mdmcdonald
This working group is focused on discussions about emergency response.

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WHO Sending 1 Million Cholera Vaccine Doses to Haiti

Fri, 2016-10-14 03:10 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Haitians wash clothes in a stream in Port-au-Prince. The widespread use of rivers has been linked to the country's deadly cholera outbreak.

cnn.com - by Ivan Watson, Tim Hume and Karla Pequenino - October 11, 2016

Jeremie, Haiti (CNN) - The World Health Organization is sending a million cholera vaccine doses to Haiti, it announced Tuesday, amid concerns over the rising number of cases in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.

WHO cholera expert Dominique Legros told reporters in Geneva that the UN's global public health body had decided Monday to send the vaccines to the hurricane-ravaged Caribbean nation, to attempt to prevent an outbreak of the waterborne disease.

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Country / Region Tags: 
Global
Haiti
General Topic Tags: 
Disaster Response
Disease
Emergency Management
Health
Waste
Water
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Resources - Energy - Communication - Water - Sanitation

Fri, 2015-05-01 20:54 — Kathy Gilbeaux
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Communication
Disaster Response
Emergency Management
Energy
Grid
Ideas
Recovery
Resilience
Solar
Technology
Water
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Solutions

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 . . .

 

Energy

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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