Haiti

Question 1

How did cholera begin infecting people?

Answer 1

Sewage got into the Artibonite river. More people were reliant on the water than usual due to a 7.0 earthquake hitting a few months prior

Question 2

Environmental factors which exacerbated outbreak

Answer 2

The previous earthquake disrupted healthcare and sanitation making it easier to spread

Hurricane tomas caused clean water to get mixed with contaminated water

Question 3

How many people were made homeless by the 2010 earthquake?

Answer 3

1.3 million

Question 4

How many Haitians benefitted from rapid response teams?

Answer 4

840 000 according to the UN

Question 5

What did the Haitians want the UN to do?

Answer 5

Provide the $400 million needed to end the epidemic.

Question 6

British red cross: how many camps were given clean water?

Answer 6

300 000 in camps in Port au Prince

Question 7

British red cross: hygiene programme

Answer 7

Huge. Included building 1300 latrines and serving 250 000

Question 8

British red cross: shortcomings

Answer 8

Ten days after the outbreak hit Port au Prince it was discovered that the largest camp, Cite Soleil did not have clean water even though aid agencies accepted money to do this

Question 9

British red cross: raising awareness

Answer 9

Raised awareness of how to avoid infection and the symptoms of cholera