Brazil, Cuba join forces against Haiti cholera

Brazil, Cuba join forces against Haiti cholera
by Staff Writers
Brasilia (AFP) Nov 22, 2010

Brazil, Cuba and some Brazilian universities have joined forces to provide health care to cholera-ridden Haiti, including building a treatment center near its capital, the Brazilian Health Ministry said Monday.

The ministry said it signed agreements with Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and Federal University of Santa Catarina to set up a network of health clinics and train 2,340 health workers in Haiti.

"All the activities will be organized with the collaboration of health teams from Haiti and Cuba made up of doctors, nurses and epidemiologists," it said in a statement.

A separate agreement is expected to be signed later this week with Cuba and the World Health Organization to create a cholera treatment center in Carrefour, near Port-au-Prince, to contain the cholera epidemic, the ministry said.

More:
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Brazil_Cuba_join_forces_against_Haiti_cholera_999.html

that pack of revoltionary bastards in Cuba would pull. :sarcasm:

Helping those in need indeed ! Viva Cuba !

In general :

Haiti needs at least 1,000 more nurses and 100 doctors to stem deaths from its cholera epidemic, the UN's top humanitarian official has said.

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Meanwhile, the World Bank has announced a $10m (£6.3m) emergency grant for Haiti.

In Haiti, the UN humanitarian chief said doctors and nurses across Haiti were overwhelmed and their efforts were being hampered by dire shortages of necessary supplies, from soap to body bags.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11835859

I assume the grant is a gift and not a loan. :shrug: