State Department fact sheets examine cholera, food security, health progress in Haiti

Jan 4 2012

The State Department has released a series of fact sheets examining the U.S. government's two-year progress in Haiti. One fact sheet examines government efforts to "lessen the severity of the [cholera] outbreak" in Haiti. Another fact sheet looks at the challenges of food security in Haiti, stating, "Even before the January 12, 2010 earthquake, Haiti faced significant challenges to food security. … Prior to the earthquake, 40 percent of households were undernourished and 30 percent of children suffered from chronic malnutrition." A fact sheet on health states that the U.S. government "has been providing access to health services for 50 percent of the people of Haiti for the last five years, including a basic package of health services (primarily maternal and child health) and more sophisticated HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services." Additional fact sheets on the government's work in Haiti can be found on the State Department's Haiti Special Coordinator website (12/28).