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World Concern Prepares Field Staff to Help Prevent Spread of Cholera in Haiti

Source: World Concern

Date: 27 Oct 2010

27 Oct 2010 23:56:00 GMT

As the number of confirmed cases of cholera continues to rise in Haiti, Christian humanitarian organization World Concern is preparing its field staff in Haiti to not only protect themselves and their families from illness, but to spread the word to the communities in which they serve on disease prevention strategies.

World Concern field agents have been trained on the disease and preventing its spread, and will, in turn, educate people we serve on how to avoid getting sick. Staff members who attended the training today said they are grateful to have accurate information and to be able to answer questions from people in the communities they serve.

Thankfully, the numbers of new cases are growing slowly. However, experts say the outbreak has yet to hit its peak. World Concern Director of International Health Programs Dr. Paul Robinson, MBBS, MTS, MPH, said today that the worst could be yet to come. "My fear is that the Cholera situation can flare up any time. All it takes is a few people coming to Port-au-Prince to spread the disease. This can flare up in two weeks or two months," he said.

World Concern Haiti Health Programs Coordinator Dr. Jean Monetoile Marseille, MD, attended a meeting today organized by Haiti's Ministry of Health, World Health Organization and Panamerican Health Organization, which provided an overview of the strategic plan the agencies will implement in response to an epidemic. World Concern is following the situation closely and will provide further resources if the cholera outbreak reaches earthquake victims we're serving in Port-au-Prince.

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