Tag: Haiti
Hard times again at Haiti nursing home
by on Feb.19, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Skinny youths in ragged T-shirts crowd menacingly around the barred kitchen door of a city-run nursing home, waving empty bowls and demanding some of the sardines and mashed corn that the elderly residents depend on.
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Haiti cholera toll passes 2,500
by on Dec.19, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Haiti's cholera toll has passed 2,500, official figures showed Sunday, dashing hopes the fatality rate might be beginning to taper off.
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Haiti cholera death toll passes 2,000 mark
by on Dec.06, 2010, under Health and Fitness
More than 2,000 people have died from Haiti's cholera outbreak and almost 90,000 cases have been recorded, the latest health ministry figures showed on Monday.
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Cholera backlash fuels anti-UN protests in Haiti
by on Nov.16, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Anti-U.N. riots spread to several Haitian cities and towns, as protesters blaming a contingent of Nepalese peacekeepers for a deadly outbreak of cholera exchanged gunfire with U.N. soldiers. Protesters continued to barricade some roads on Tuesday.
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Haiti rioters attack U.N. troops, one protester killed
by on Nov.16, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Protesters in Haiti, blaming United Nations troops for a cholera epidemic that has killed hundreds of people, attacked U.N. peacekeepers in two cities on Monday.
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With Haiti cholera toll rising, so do appeals for aid
by on Nov.13, 2010, under Health and Fitness
With the death toll from Haiti's cholera epidemic nearing 800, international organizations have stepped up appeals for funds to bring in more doctors, medicine and water purification equipment.
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UN asks for 164 mln to fight Haiti cholera epidemic
by on Nov.13, 2010, under Health and Fitness
The United Nations has appealed for 164 million dollars in aid to fight Haiti's cholera epidemic as the death toll mounted to almost 800 with hundreds more falling ill daily.
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UN appeals for $164M to combat Haiti cholera
by on Nov.12, 2010, under Health and Fitness
The United Nations asked for $164 million Friday to fight the cholera outbreak in Haiti that has already claimed 724 lives and is expected to continue spreading for up to a year.
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Death toll from cholera surpasses 500 in Haiti: official
by on Nov.07, 2010, under Health and Fitness
The death toll from Haiti's cholera epidemic has surpassed 500 dead, the Haitian Health Ministry reported on its website Saturday.
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High death rate in Haiti cholera epidemic slows: WHO
by on Oct.27, 2010, under Health and Fitness
The unusually high death rate in Haiti's cholera epidemic is slowing as people become aware of the disease and health experts provide treatment, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
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