UPDATE: MSF is mobilizing support but were delayed due to the violence. They are expected to resume mobilization as soon as possible. We have indication the violence has died down for the time being and remain hopeful the situation can be stabilized to enable proper medical support.
With the incendiary rioting in Cap Haitien city, much of the mobilization efforts to support medical response in the greater Cap Haitien region have either stalled or been diverted to other regions. Responders now hesitate due to regional security concerns. This was the much-feared outcome of any violence triggered by allegations of accidental introduction of cholera by Nepalese UN forces to Haiti. The below figure displays a medical response capacity collapsing under the strain of case load. When patient demand exceeds medical personnel or materiel supply, increased daily mortality is observed:
We are seriously concerned about the well being of the citizens in the Cap Haitien region and fear the situation will now result in a disproportionately high mortality rate as patient demand continues to exceed medical capacity in the region.
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