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Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis in Haiti
“Commitment equals success.” Simple and direct as that is, the Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria’s Dr. Pat Lammie is convinced it’s the key to eliminating lymphatic filariasis (LF) in Haiti...
Posted May 9, 2016
Haiti Earthquake: Remembering help and hope 5 years on
January 12 marks five years since Haiti was hit by a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake. More than 200,000 lives were lost and another 2 million people were displaced when their homes were destroyed...
Posted January 9, 2015
The Beginning of the End of Malaria in Haiti?
“Test before treatment,” Jeanine Hyppolite repeats the words over and over like a mantra. “I was very impressed by that. It works.”...
Posted December 31, 2015
Moving Haiti Closer to Rabies Control
Jacque was a 40-year-old carpenter who made furniture to support his family of five. They lived in a small two-room house in the mountains...
Posted December 30, 2014
CDC and Partners Protect Haitian Children against Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Immunization is considered the first line of public health defense and one of the most efficient and cost-effective public health interventions in the world. CDC is working in Haiti to increase national vaccination coverage for all routine vaccines and introduce new vaccines to protect children from preventable diseases.
Posted May 14, 2013
Basic Public Health Actions Rapidly Mobilized to Lessen Impact of Cholera in Earthquake-Devastated Haiti
When the January 2010 earthquake struck Haiti, the first priorities of Haitian public health officials and their partners, including CDC and USAID, were improving access to clean water and sanitation and promoting basic hygiene...
Posted January 22, 2011
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