The report I heard states there have been 1,500 new cases of cholera within the past weeks in the northwestern town of Port de Paix. The hospital is overwhelmed as is turning away people who are arriving now, they have no more room.
There were twin children born to an HIV positive mother in our program at Port de Paix. They had been tested for HIV and both children were negative. Here at our headquarters, we received the news today that both children became ill with cholera in this latest outbreak, and they have both died.
The frustrating thing is that I am looking for news and information about this outbreak, but I can't find details online. Cholera cases are still underreported and even though I am here I still don't know what is really going on.
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