The fight against cholera in Haiti

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American volunteers are on the front line of the fight against the cholera epidemic in Haiti. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the head of one team from Maine, Doctor Chiedza Jokonya, and reporter Beth Macy of the Roanoke Times, who’s covering the team’s work, about the difficulties and tragedies they are dealing with, and the resilient spirit of the Haitian people. Download MP3

Bon Samaritan Hospital is so crowded that overflow patients were lying in hallways (Photo: Beth Macy/ Roanoke Times)


Family members wait in line to purchase medication at Bon Samaritan Hospital (Photo: Beth Macy/ The Roanoke Times)


Prativa Basnet, a third-year-resident of the Maine Dartmouth Family Medicine program, helps Haitian nurse Sonia Pierre start an IV on an 8-year-old girl (Photo: Beth Macy/ The Roanoke Times)

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One comment for “The fight against cholera in Haiti”

  • http://www.agiftforthevillage.blogspot.com Tom Landon

    Thanks for this story – today’s news from Haiti is even worse than yesterdays, but there are still amazing people doing great work amid great difficulty. Thanks for shedding light on it.