Reflections by comrade Fidel: news of the cholera in Haiti
There are many topics of conversation, if the United States following the Wikileaks published documents, whose authenticity - regardless of any other intention this site - no one doubts, are involved in a colossal scandal.
However, our country is in this moment, fight out a battle for the control of cholera in Haiti, epidemic, which in turn become a threat to other nations of Latin America and the Third World.
midst of the consequences of the earthquake, have been killed by over half a million people, or were injured, and enormous destruction left behind, was unleashed the epidemic, which was almost immediately made worse by the flogging of a hurricane.
Yesterday, on 29 November was the number of 75 888 persons affected by the disease, of which dealt with the Cuban Medical Brigade has 27 015, of which 254 are dead, that is 0.94%.
The other health facilities, ie the government, the NGO and private, have for 48 mil 875, of which 1 467 are dead, that is 3.0015%.
Today 30 November, the Cuban Medical Brigade, which includes the way, 201 graduates of the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM), 521 cholera patients are treated, so there are now a total of 27 536.
On Sunday, the 28th November came, in the cholera treatment center of the reference community hospital in the town of L'Estere the department of Artibonite 18 people from Plateau, one of the town incorporated place in a very critical condition, and were immediately on the activities of 11 doctors and 12 nurses of the Cuban brigade medical treatment. Fortunately, the survival can be achieved by all.
On Monday the 29th were 11 other cases died from that place to, including a child of five years, whose parents were from cholera. Once again, their survival can be achieved.
to send the light of this situation, decided Dr. Somarriba, Head of the Medical Mission, an off-road vehicle with 5 doctors, 2 nurses, a nurse and a specialist in rehabilitation with the necessary resources for emergency treatment of cases in that place.
Of the five doctors, four graduates of ELAM: a woman Uruguay, a Paraguayan, a Nicaraguan, a Haitian, and the head of the Cuban brigade in the department of Artibonite.
To go to church, they went to six kilometers Roads, marched six more on trails, and finally another two kilometers over a rugged terrain, and carried it all the equipment and resources.
plateau between five mountains and consists of simple, focused on three points worldwide. Its population is estimated at about five thousand. There are no roads, no electricity or shops, according to information provided, and only one Protestant church.
The population living in extreme poverty is primarily dedicated to the cultivation of groundnuts, millet, a type of beans and pumpkins.
When they arrived in Plateau, the pastor offered them to set up in the church itself, the treatment center, with six bunks and four banks of believers, enabling the emergency room of 10 people.
were today received eight, three in critical condition.
The locals reported that about 20 of them died. This information is not included in the official figures of the deceased. At night they brought with them to work with the flashlights.
The Mission has decided to set up a cholera treatment center in this remote community, which will have 24 beds. Tomorrow, all the necessary resources are sent there, including the power unit.
It is also informed that the camera people have gathered in the town when they heard the news.
Today no one died and there was still an institution more open to the north, so there are a total of 38 centers and facilities for the treatment of cholera.
I give this case again, to explain, is under what circumstances and by what methods out there, the struggle against that epidemic, which is approaching with every day dozens dead already the 2,000 deaths.
with the working methods used and the planned increase, the number of the dead no longer increase with that rhythm, as until now.
Since our passion are known to come in the end of the traditional electoral process expressed, apart from the typical one abstention, by which many are marked, made us very worried what might happen in Haiti amid the destruction and the epidemic. Never injured a fundamental principle is respect for the law, the parties and the respective religious beliefs of the countries where our doctors and make the brigade "Henry Reeve" their service.
We are concerned, however, the extensive spread of the international media releases, an image reproduction of the generalized violence in the country, which did not correspond to reality by far. The international observers were on those messages surprised to have been spread abroad, where in fact the underlying events that had occurred in isolation and only a very small percentage of their votes had affected losing voters.
The leaders themselves, who had encouraged the people to protest on the streets, have realized that that was not correct, that the implementation of measures that could amidst the tragic situation of the country rise to violent confrontations that make it impossible would get the epidemic under control and to defeat them. If this goal is not achieved, then this could turn into an endemic in Haiti lead to a catastrophe in health care and also become a permanent threat to the Caribbean, Latin America, where millions of poor people are concentrated in ever-increasing extent in the major cities, and also for many other poor nations of Asia and Africa.
It must never be forgotten that Haiti also be built from the foundations of new needs, with the help and cooperation of all. This is what we expect to be good-natured and selfless people.
Fidel Castro Ruz
30th November 2010 21:34
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