4a-Haiti,Cholera-mobility Flashcards
What is the GDP per capita of Haiti
£1800
What percentage of the population live below the poverty line in Haiti
60%
What percentage of the population of Port au prince live in slums
85%
Primary Aims of the Red cross
Trains local communities in disaster preparedness = if a community becomes overwhelmed , Red cross works with governments, organisations to bring AID
Rescue ppl from danger
Causes of cholera in Haiti
2010 earthquake
Aid was slow to reach due to damaged roads and port and loss of communication lines
Artibonite river becoming contaminated with sewage = major source of drinking water
Short term solutions used to tackle cholera by Red Cross
Within 72 hours of announcement of Cholera outbreak = teams of Red cross volunteers were providing cholera prevention training to ppl in camps
Reached 320,000 ppl through aid = only 2% of population
How many people were reached/Treated by the British Red Cross operation and what % of Haiti pop is this - Haiti
320,000
= 2% of population
Long term solutions used to try tackle Cholera in Haiti - Red Cross
Provided majority of Funding for First-ever Cholera Vaccine in Haiti
Massive scale up of communication systems = can send life saving info to ppl in infected areas and tell the where closest treatment centre is
Building of permeant homes with clean water and sanitation to house displaced ppl
How has increasing global mobility affected spread of disease
Diseases can spread much faster = UN peacekeepers from Nepal
Can make response much faster
Success in tackling cholera
Hundreds of thousands of people taught about safe drinking through education
Vaccine can provide long lasting protection
Failures of tackling cholera
Some hard to reach areas require donkeys to get to
9,000 dead
700,000 ppl reached by vaccine = Haiti has a pop of 11 million = Reintroduction recently (2022) due to tectonic event = 800 cases currently
Red Cross = promised to build permanent homes with clean water, sanitation = however 5 years later and only 6 permanent homes built
How much money spent by Red cross in total - Haiti
£25 million
but raised £500 million more through donations
Describe how global mobility affects spread of disease
Increased mobility means that diseases can spread faster and further
However =
Responses are faster getting life saving aid to areas
Improves communication = increases awareness of outbreaks of disease allowing fast and more effective response
How many people received clean water following earthquake to mitigate against Cholera
300,000
Name of the river in Haiti contaminated with Cholera
River Artibonite
