Haiti’s cholera epidemic has expanded, cropping up in many regions of the country.  Over a thousand have died, and over 17,000 have fallen ill.  The government, NGOs and international organizations are working to educate the public about prevention and setting up centers to treat the disease.  The United Nations has asked for $164 million specifically to deal with the epidemic.

On October 26 we wrote about the epidemic, and then updated with information on Hurricane Tomas.  We continue to update that article frequently with information provided by the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.  Click for the direct link to this October 26 article.

The International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research – Bangladesh (ICCDR-B) has sent a team of experts to Haiti.  In a 7+ minute interview posted on YouTube by the Pan-American Health Organization, the hemisphere’s office of the World Health Organization, Dr. Pradip K. Bardhan, Cholera expert from ICDDR-B talks about triage, diagnosis, treatment and preventive measures in the hospital setting.