Brazil to donate 2 million dollars to combat cholera in Haiti

Tue, 26 Oct 2010

Brasilia - Brazil is set to donate 2 million dollars to help Haiti fight an outbreak of cholera and assist people suffering from the disease, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

The money is to go toward the purchase of medication and hospital equipment to fight the outbreak, which was confirmed last week and has already caused 259 deaths and more than 3,000 infections, according to Haitian authorities.

Further, two Brazilian epidemiologists are set to travel to Haiti this week to help Haitian authorities draw up a strategy to hinder the cholera spread.

Brazil was assessing a possible release of additional money as an "extraordinary loan" to finance the work of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) in Haiti, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued in Brasilia.

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/350526,dollars-combat-cholera-haiti.html.