Cholera in Jubilee

Thanks to all who have helped financially with the cholera outbreak here in Gonaives. We have had close to 50 people that have come for medical help. Probably a quarter of them have needed IV fluids. Most are still very sick. We know of 13 in our community that have already died. With one of them being a student in the school here in Jubilee. We were able to send all of our patients to a hospital today that UNICEF is helping to respond. I am sure we will continue to get more sick in the next few days. We have been giving as many who want it purified water and a hydration solution to help with those who are sick or may become sick. We have sent someone into the community for the last two days with a megaphone to educate about how to prevent the spread of the disease. We have been handing out soap and hand sanitizer as we have had supplies. We feel encouraged that it has not been as bad as it potentially could be. After the first day we had 6 die and we thought the next day would be exponentially worse but we are hoping that it has leveled off here. Although we are not out of the woods yet we are optomistic that it will get better rather than worse. We will continue to educate people on how to prevent the disease and provide the best care possible to those already infected. Thank you all so very much for your support. I will try to update again soon.

Brian