Categories: Response, Waterborne
March 8th, 2011 12:06 pm ET -
Molly McCollom
Photo by Kendra Helmer/USAID: A woman stands in the hallway as personnel prepare supplies at a Cholera Treatment Center in the Artibonite department of Haiti.
On one beautiful sunny day, we passed by a group of people under an awning. At first, I thought they might be gathering after a church service. Only as we passed did I realize they sat facing a coffin. Fifteen minutes after passing this congregation, we came upon another group of people dressed in white and black. It was a procession carrying yet another coffin through the dusty streets.
At every clinic we visited, we asked what supplies were needed. At every clinic, one of the answers was “more body bags.” [View our Photo and Video Galleries]
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Categories: General, Response, Waterborne
January 21st, 2011 2:55 pm ET -
Araceli Rey
Photo by Araceli Rey: View from the car of one of Haiti’s tent cities
When I was in high school I studied French and learned about French-speaking countries. Haiti was one of them, and I always thought that one day I would visit this beautiful country as a vacation destination. I never, ever thought I would be part of a response like the one currently underway in Haiti or that I would see the country in such desperate despair.
But fate would have it differently. [View our Photo Gallery]
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Categories: General, Response, Waterborne
December 16th, 2010 1:21 pm ET -
Emily McCormick
Photo by Kendra Helmer/USAID: Doctor treating patients at a Cholera Treatment Center in the Artibonite department of Haiti.
“Cholera has an interesting personality.” That’s what I told my friends when they asked why I was going to Haiti to help with CDC’s cholera outbreak response. Understandably, they were worried I might get sick. Like my friends, most people don’t know much about cholera, so they assume it’s a big, bad bug. And it is. But as I explained to my friends, although cholera is very contagious, you can take some simple steps to prevent it. [View our Photo Gallery]
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Categories: Waterborne
May 4th, 2010 12:56 pm ET -
Ali S. Khan
Most of us don’t stop to think about the importance of a safe and reliable water supply, but imagine what life would be like if drinking tap water meant putting yourself at risk for a serious (or even deadly) illness – or if the tap was dry.
National Drinking Water Week, sponsored by the American Water Works Association, is an annual observance that takes place this year May 2–8. The theme of the week, “Only Tap Water Delivers,” is a reminder of the many public health benefits provided by our tap water and the need to make sure that we maintain and improve our water system infrastructure so we can continue to enjoy safe water.
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