Haiti - France : Humanitarian aid to refugees and victims of cholera
24/11/2010 08:32:18
Under the plan against the cholera epidemic and at the request of the Haitian government, 100 beds suitable for the treatment of cholera patients and 10,000 tarpaulins provided by the Crisis Centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs arrived on Saturday, November 20 at teh Embassy of France in Haiti. 80 beds and 200 tarpaulins were distributed to the French Red Cross. They will then be distributed to the Centers for treatment against cholera (CTC) established across the country. The last 20 beds have been delivered to the Hospital of State University of Haiti. 200 tarpaulins were offered to the city of Abricots, one of the areas most affected by Hurricane Tomas. 50 were delivered to the place of artists to rehouse those affected, living in the camp of Champ de Mars. The remaining tarpaulins were made available to the Directorate of Civil Protection of Ministry of Interior and Local Collectivities. HL/ HaitiLibre
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