Cholera in Haiti
This past week it has been reported in the news that a cholera outbreak that already has left 250 people dead and more than 3,000 sickened is at the doorstep of an enormous potential breeding ground: the squalid camps in Port-au-Prince where 1.3 million earthquake survivors live. Health authorities and aid workers are scrambling to keep the tragedies from merging and the deaths from multiplying. When I read of the cholera outbreak in Haiti, I thought “what else can happen to these poor people?” In the months following the earthquake, Dr. Raymond told me that such an event was not only possible but probable, given the living conditions that the survivors of the earthquake have to endure. And now it has happened. As yet, we don’t know how severe the epidemic will be. What we do know is that if we had been able to put our mobile clinic in service sooner, Community Mission for Hope would be on the front line, treating those in need. Unfortunately, cutting through the red tape to gain access to funds which were donated following the earthquake has proven to be a daunting challenge. So, we need the help of everyone who cares about the tragedy that continues to unfold in Haiti. Obviously we need and appreciate your financial support. But we also need to get the word out so that the world will know who we are and what our mission is. Please take a few minutes to pass the website on to someone you know. And encourage them to do the same. Dr. Jose and Dr. Claudia are volunteering on behalf of Community Mission for Hope in the affected areas of Haiti. Last week they were in the department of Artibonite and Du centre where this outbreak originated. They need our support for transportation, medical supplies, educational material and water. The people of Haiti, who have endured so much tragedy, need our help. Don’t let them down.
www.Communitymissionforhope.org
www.helpforhaiti.tv
Thank you
Dana LeClair
Community Mission for Hope
Hello my name is Lynn, I am scheduled to go to Haiti with the Kensington church from birmingham michigan in Jan. of 2011. I will be volunteering for the mission of hope. I am very excited about my first trip and doing everything i can to help the people and conditions there in Haiti. The latest news however about the cholera outbreak has my friends and family freaking out about my upcoming trip. How can i reasure them or should i in fact reconsider until a later date?