PAHO’s Dr. Sylvain Aldighieri...noted that current priorities are improved surveillance and risk assessment, with timely identification of “hot spots” triggering quick responses, good case management, logistics and supplies, and information and social communication to educate people on care. Dr. Aldighieri said he was especially concerned about cholera in remote rural areas with difficult access, noting that estimates show one-third of community deaths from cholera are not being reported.
18 November 2010
Dr. Sylvain Aldighieri
Pan American Health Organization
Organization of American States
Washington, D.C.
How many more deaths does it take until they finally realize they have to allocate the resources ($$$) to the HEAS to work efficiently to reach this? Does it have to be a huge uncontrollable cholera epidemic in Port-au-Prince? 100 people dying a single day? A thousand? Anyway, this is a step in the right direction, and I can only hope that these words are followed by action.
Posted by: Krisztian Magori | 11/19/2010 at 09:17 AM