Unicef warns that cholera threatens millions of Haitian children | News
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned Tuesday that cholera threatens the health of at least 1.2 million children living in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.
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Three days after the first case in three years was reported, the authorities revealed that at least seven people and one infant died as a result of cholera, while another 60 cases and five positives are being investigated.
Unicef also highlighted the incidence of insecurity, which is why many families have to consume non-potable water, garbage is not collected in the streets and several hospitals have had to close due to lack of fuel and other supplies.
Regarding the latter, the entity belonging to the United Nations revealed that at least 17 of the 22 main health centers are at high risk of closing due to lack of fuel and, therefore, at least 50,000 newborn children could stop receiving medical care. In the next weeks.
Also, in one of the communes where cholera cases were detected, Cité Soleil, one in five children suffers from malnutrition and this poses a much greater risk in case of infection.
It is worth remembering that the cholera outbreak unleashed in 2010 killed 10,000 people and made more than 800,000 sick, in addition to the fact that the authorities took nine years to suppress the disease.
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