Video | Water solutions to halt Haiti's cholera outbreak

Emily Schmall and Nathan Weber

Thursday, 16 Dec 2010

# Port-au-Prince

More than 2,000 people have died from an outbreak of cholera in Haiti. Lack of clean water has meant the disease has spread fast among those living in temporary accommodation following January's earthquake. The Haitian government and NGOs are now delivering treated water to the capital Port-au-Prince in an effort to combat the problem

Emily Schmall and Nathan Weber

Thursday, 16 Dec 2010

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