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Haiti cholera outbreak

Haitians line up outside an immigration office as they wait their turns to apply for a passport, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 10, 2023.

‘Haiti has zero elected officials’ as cholera, gang violence persist, journalist says

Conflict & Justice

As of Monday, Haiti no longer has any democratically elected government officials, after the terms for the remaining senators in government expired. Journalist Widlore Mérancourt, editor-in-chief of AyiboPost, discusses the worsening situation with The World’s host Marco Werman.

Two Haitians protest with a pink sign against UN peacekeeping mission that caused a massive cholera epidemic.

10 years on, UN officials reflect on Haiti cholera epidemic caused by peacekeeping mission

Global Politics

What creates an epidemic?

Health & Medicine

Haiti Charges UN With Responsibility for Cholera Outbreak

The World

A cholera epidemic stalks Zimbabwe

Business, Economics and Jobs
The World

Dealing with Haiti’s cholera victims

Global Politics

The cholera outbreak in Haiti has spread easily because of the poor sanitation following last year’s devastating earthquake. The World’s Jeb Sharp spent some time this week with a man who has the job of collecting the bodies of cholera victims.

The World

How cholera outbreak started

Global Politics

Scientists are still trying to understand how the cholera epidemic in Haiti began. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with public health and cholera expert Rita Colwell. She says the right environmental conditions were there for the outbreak to flourish.

The World

When cholera strikes

Development & Education

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Dr. Richard Garfield about the cholera outbreak in Haiti.

The World

Haiti cholera death toll rises

Environment

The UN has appealed for nearly $164 million to fight a cholera outbreak in Haiti which has now claimed around 800 lives. Reporter Sabri Ben-Achour of station WAMU sent this report.