At least 45,000 people have contracted cholera in Haiti and 700 people have died since the outbreak began in October. last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) pointed out today, recalling that health problems are only part of a serious crisis that a country shaken by violence is experiencing.

“In Haiti, where many areas are controlled by armed gangs, a level of violence comparable to that of warring countries has been reached,” This was announced at a press conference by WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

The head of the department stressed that diseases and conflicts, as well as natural disasters in the country recently Shaken by floods and earthquakes, nearly half of Haiti’s population, or 4.9 million risk facing critical levels of food insecurity.

Along with cholera in the country is threatened by outbreaks of other diseases, such as tuberculosis, measles or polio, while its health services are severely lacking, pointed out Tedros, who recalled that in 2021, less than half of Haitian children received routine measles vaccinations.

Tedros also confirmed that The WHO has requested more than $37 million from its donors to meet Haiti’s humanitarian needs this year. in the humanitarian field.

(EFE)