Today we received the final assessment of the cholera disaster (IDIS Cat 5) in Pestel and surrounding communes:
Below is a summary of the cases of cholera logged in the Pestel commune.
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Incidence of Cholera in Pestel Commune
October 2011 --> 115
November 2011 --> 118
December 2011 --> 126
January 1-12 --> 86 cases
***Assessment by Miriam, Harvest House, Dr. Phillipe January 9-12***
***Cholera eduction/ Aqua tabs + ORS distribution implemented***
Global DIRT assistance January 12-14
1/13 --> 7
1/14 --> 5
1/15 --> 1
1/16 --> 4
1/17 --> 11 (1 death)
1/18 --> 5
1/19 --> 3
1/20 --> 3
1/21 --> 0
1/22 --> 7
1/23 --> 4 (2 deaths)
1/24 --> 0
1/25 --> 3
1/26 --> 3
1/27 --> 4
1/28 --> 0
1/29 --> 3
1/30 --> 3
Total January = 152
Morbidity:
December 1 - January 12 --> 59 deaths
January 12 - 30 --> 3 deaths
This was our response:
Clarification: is this solely for Pestel and NOT the surrounding villages as well? We had report of as many as several hundred cases and 70 fatalities in the region as opposed to just Pestel. IN THE LEAST, it shows yet again what happens when emergency response occurs- you blunt the fatality rate.
Their response to our question:
These are the cases of cholera which presented to the 4 CTCs (Tozia, Dereveaux, Pela, Pavillon, Pestel). I wish you could have heard the stories and seen the faces of the people in Grand Anse. Then you see how many lives were saved and how many we're affected by the cholera.
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