So yes I still talk of cholera but I wanted to present things from another point of view, that the land and someone who has no medical training. At the clinic
Password Catabois, patients arrive at the rate of those songs that accompany it: singing, making noise to show the dead man is alive, hoping that she does not see the patient at midst of this rout, and wins. I do not know how many are arriving every day: 3, 4? But for those who arrive, how many in the hills can not reach the clinic? With cholera, every minute counts and having to walk for hours to reach the first treatment center where you know you will be cared for, becomes a race against time.
The problem encountered in the transport of sick is also fear. Haitians know they can get sick from handling infected persons. So when you meet someone who needs help, we chose instead to let him die there rather than take the risk of infection.
And what about the management of bodies? an information center was established. it is sufficient to * 300 for info or to request an ambulance or to disinfect body of a deceased person. I tested the number from the Northwest and I never managed to reach them.
Who is coming to move in the Haitian hills where there is not always a telephone signal to disinfect a body?? Burying people: where? What risk of contamination of water?
Meanwhile, soaps, sachets or oral serum Aquatabs are still not available. SNEP (Office of Drinking Water and Sanitation) did not attend the meeting of three response coordination in the department. they are expected to organize the distribution with the mayors and municipal sections. For now, no news.
Puurquoi we did it still does not hold positions rehydration? peuevnt these positions to install and manage non-medical personnel, a few hours of training and people can deal with it. order and can take care for people who peuevnt be rehydrated orally leaving hundred of Health, the only people too dehydrated and must be supported with perfs.
