"Since October 2010, more than 500,000 people have been infected with cholera in Haiti; more than 7000 have died and still, 200 or more new cases are reported daily. The UN acknowledges that it introduced cholera into Haiti but claims it is not responsible for the epidemic because of Haiti’s weak infrastructure. As IJDH executive director Brian Concannon explains, “It is as if the UN dropped a lit match on a dry field and when a fire began to rage, claimed it was not responsible for the fire.” It simply doesn’t make sense."

Abby Goldberg: The UN and Cholera in Haiti

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