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Seven days without a death from cholera

Reflections by comrade Fidel: Seven days without a death from cholera

Yesterday I explained that had died in Haiti due to the cholera 1523 people, and also talked about the party and the Government of Cuba measures taken.

I had not before, now write a single word about this problem. However, I take distance from this idea to write a brief reflection on the topic.

Mrs. Dr. Lea Guido, Commissioner of the PHO-WHO in Cuba - the moment officers of both organizations in both countries and with a great experience - said this afternoon that was to be expected that under present conditions in Haiti 400,000 people suffer from this epidemic.

had the other hand, the Vice Minister of Health of Cuba and head of the Cuban medical mission, the ambassador of our country in Haiti and other Members of the mission all day meetings with President René Preval, Frau Dr. Lea Guido, the Haitian health minister and other officials from Cuba and Haiti, where they worked out the measures that we will execute with urgency.

The Cuban medical mission serves 37 institutions to combat the epidemic, where she has treated to date 26 040 cholera patients, which right now are 12 centers (then 49) of the brigade "Henry Reeve will be added. This will have 1,100 beds in such a special tents that were designed for this purpose in Norway and other countries and produced and have been already acquired with those funds to meet the seismic consequences are that Cuba was passed by Venezuela to the reconstruction of health care in Haiti.

reached today in the evening to us an encouraging message from Dr. Somarriba: during the last 7 days, there was not a single death from cholera in the case of the Cuban medical mission managed facilities. It would be impossible to maintain that code, since other factors may have influence on this result, but the experience gained the fitted methods and the degree of sacrifice that has been made provide a very comfort-making idea.

We are pleased also that President Rene Preval, whose term of office this coming 16th January ends, the decision has been made to transform the fight against the epidemic in the most important activity of his life that he will leave the people of Haiti and the next government.


Fidel Castro Ruz

27th November 2010 21:56
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