U.S. support to Haiti in wake of ongoing cholera epidemic 'remains unfailing'

Sep 14 2011

A VOA News editorial says U.S. support to Haiti since the early days of an outbreak of cholera, which has affected more than 439,600 people since it was first detected almost a year ago, "remains unfailing." The editorial continues, "To date, the U.S. government has spent more than $75 million on improved water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, ... has established and operated treatment centers and trained Haitian health care workers in preventing, diagnosing and treating cholera," among other treatment, prevention and monitoring initiatives. "While some humanitarian groups are gradually reducing their operations in Haiti, the U.S. remains focused on giving the Haitian government the aid and tools needed to prevent and treat this potentially deadly disease," the editorial says, adding, "The medical and public health response has been effective in limiting deaths associated with the disease" (9/12).