CDC Responds to Cholera Outbreak in Haiti

St. Marc’s Hospital, where the most seriously ill patients have been triaged to clinicians and others wait to be seen

CDC worked closely with other U.S. government agencies and international partners in support of the Haitian government’s response to the cholera outbreak in that country. CDC collaborated with the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Pan American Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and a host of other organizations to assist the Haiti Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) in a concerted effort to control the outbreak.

Haiti Cholera Response: Stories from the Field, Part 1
Haiti Cholera Response: Stories from the Field, Part 2
Dowell SF, Tappero JW, Frieden TR. Public Health in Haiti — Challenges and Progress. N Engl J Med. 2011;364:300-1.