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UN Requests Two Billion USD to Fight Cholera in Haiti [View all]
Source: Prensa Latina News Agency
United Nations, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations called on the international community today to contribute two billion USD to fund a new Haitian government plan to wipe out cholera transmission in ten years.
The call, made by the World Health Organization and the Pan-American Health Organization, is focused on heavy investment in water and sanitation, according to a document distributed in the UN headquarters in New York.
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At least 1,500 cases of cholera still register in Haiti every week, according to PAHO.
Read more: http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1158741&Itemid=1
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