notes: 11/21/10 Have requested Assesment information from Amber for clinic. lpar ------------------------------------------- Email from Amber Munger of Article 29 Organization 11/21/10 Commune Anse Rouge has approximately 37,000 residents but also services parts of Terre Neuve, raising the number to about 42,000. Article 29 Organization's base is in Second Section Commune Anse Rouge, which has four physical health clinics. One is the ILODEP clinic sponsored by Parole et Action, the other three are community clinics which have no paid staff and have not received supplies since July, the last time that A29 secured supplies for distribution to the clinics. There is no doctor or nurse in second section Commune Anse Rouge. There is rumored to be a doctor present in the City of Anse Rouge at the tent clinic (in first section Commune Anse Rouge) at the site of the old hospital that burnt down last year. This clinic is between a 2 to 8 hour walk for people in Second Section Commune Anse Rouge and there are virtually no taptaps or cars in the region. Cholera first entered Second Section Commune Anse Rouge about two weeks ago with cases coming in from people who had been in Gonaives. In second Section Commune Anse Rouge, we had five cases last week. The La Source Chaude clinic, which is the main clinic for the second section and is run by a volunteer nurse auxillary, closed its doors for fear of cholera. All five cholera victims died. A29's coordinator lobbied regional MSPP to re-open the clinic, which the volunteer nurse auxillary has now done, but there are currently no supplies (IV's, hydration fluids, antibiotics) to treat patients. Thus, more patients have arrived at the clinic, receive a cholera diagnosis, and then die. By the time the patients arrive at the clinic they have been too far along to respond to ORS, so IVs are needed. There are very few cars in the region so it is difficult to get patients to the City of Anse Rouge clinic, which as of yesterday was also out of IVs and rehydration fluids. As of yesterday, at least five more cholera patients found transport from SEcond Section Commune Anse Rouge to the City of Anse Rouge clinic in the first section. Two more died at the La Source Chaude clinic in Second Section. Five new patients had arrived at the La Source Clinic yesterday. A29 launched a public education and prevention campaign two weeks ago at teh regions two largest public markets (the City of Anse Rouge and the La Source Chaude markets). Information is spread by megaphone regarding prevention of cholera, treatment and how and when to make ORS. As a result of the outbreak in Gonaives, people are afraid to go to Gonaives for fear of contracting cholera. This puts the entire region in a precarious position as most of the region's supplies are procured in Gonaives (rice, oil, gas, everything). Commune Anse Rouge produces shallot and sourghum and pwa congo but no other crops in sufficient quantity to meet people's basic dietary needs - everything comes from Gonaives. There have been reports that one of the first two cholera victims in the region, when being shut out by the clinic and the community, deliberately polluted the drinking water source in Kay Felip, causing the other three people (of the initial five people) to contract cholera. There is a lot of panic and fear as a result, which could all easily be assuaged with the presence of a qualified doctor or nurse and some cholera medical supplies. A29 is currently engaged in efforts to secure supplies and transport for cholera treatment from PAP but has met with great challenges thus far. A29 is also attempting to engage medical teams to bring support to the region, which almost never receives such assistance because of its isolated location NW of Gonaives. -> 12/3/10 Email from Amber Munger the ILODEP clinic is open but not to cholera patients. It is close to La Source so it makes sense that they send cholera patients to the CTC. -------------------------------------------- 11/21/10 Have requested Assesment information from Amber for clinic. lpar ------------------------------------------- Email from Amber Munger of Article 29 Organization 11/21/10 Commune Anse Rouge has approximately 37,000 residents but also services parts of Terre Neuve, raising the number to about 42,000. Article 29 Organization's base is in Second Section Commune Anse Rouge, which has four physical health clinics. One is the ILODEP clinic sponsored by Parole et Action, the other three are community clinics which have no paid staff and have not received supplies since July, the last time that A29 secured supplies for distribution to the clinics. There is no doctor or nurse in second section Commune Anse Rouge. There is rumored to be a doctor present in the City of Anse Rouge at the tent clinic (in first section Commune Anse Rouge) at the site of the old hospital that burnt down last year. This clinic is between a 2 to 8 hour walk for people in Second Section Commune Anse Rouge and there are virtually no taptaps or cars in the region. Cholera first entered Second Section Commune Anse Rouge about two weeks ago with cases coming in from people who had been in Gonaives. In second Section Commune Anse Rouge, we had five cases last week. The La Source Chaude clinic, which is the main clinic for the second section and is run by a volunteer nurse auxillary, closed its doors for fear of cholera. All five cholera victims died. A29's coordinator lobbied regional MSPP to re-open the clinic, which the volunteer nurse auxillary has now done, but there are currently no supplies (IV's, hydration fluids, antibiotics) to treat patients. Thus, more patients have arrived at the clinic, receive a cholera diagnosis, and then die. By the time the patients arrive at the clinic they have been too far along to respond to ORS, so IVs are needed. There are very few cars in the region so it is difficult to get patients to the City of Anse Rouge clinic, which as of yesterday was also out of IVs and rehydration fluids. As of yesterday, at least five more cholera patients found transport from SEcond Section Commune Anse Rouge to the City of Anse Rouge clinic in the first section. Two more died at the La Source Chaude clinic in Second Section. Five new patients had arrived at the La Source Clinic yesterday. A29 launched a public education and prevention campaign two weeks ago at teh regions two largest public markets (the City of Anse Rouge and the La Source Chaude markets). Information is spread by megaphone regarding prevention of cholera, treatment and how and when to make ORS. As a result of the outbreak in Gonaives, people are afraid to go to Gonaives for fear of contracting cholera. This puts the entire region in a precarious position as most of the region's supplies are procured in Gonaives (rice, oil, gas, everything). Commune Anse Rouge produces shallot and sourghum and pwa congo but no other crops in sufficient quantity to meet people's basic dietary needs - everything comes from Gonaives. There have been reports that one of the first two cholera victims in the region, when being shut out by the clinic and the community, deliberately polluted the drinking water source in Kay Felip, causing the other three people (of the initial five people) to contract cholera. There is a lot of panic and fear as a result, which could all easily be assuaged with the presence of a qualified doctor or nurse and some cholera medical supplies. A29 is currently engaged in efforts to secure supplies and transport for cholera treatment from PAP but has met with great challenges thus far. A29 is also attempting to engage medical teams to bring support to the region, which almost never receives such assistance because of its isolated location NW of Gonaives.

name: ILODEP Clinic -> ILODEP Clinic (Supported by Parole et Action)
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address: -> Second Section Commune

notes: Email from Amber Munger of Article 29 Organization 11/21/10 Commune Anse Rouge has approximately 37,000 residents but also services parts of Terre Neuve, raising the number to about 42,000. Article 29 Organization's base is in Second Section Commune Anse Rouge, which has four physical health clinics. One is the ILODEP clinic sponsored by Parole et Action, the other three are community clinics which have no paid staff and have not received supplies since July, the last time that A29 secured supplies for distribution to the clinics. There is no doctor or nurse in second section Commune Anse Rouge. There is rumored to be a doctor present in the City of Anse Rouge at the tent clinic (in first section Commune Anse Rouge) at the site of the old hospital that burnt down last year. This clinic is between a 2 to 8 hour walk for people in Second Section Commune Anse Rouge and there are virtually no taptaps or cars in the region. Cholera first entered Second Section Commune Anse Rouge about two weeks ago with cases coming in from people who had been in Gonaives. In second Section Commune Anse Rouge, we had five cases last week. The La Source Chaude clinic, which is the main clinic for the second section and is run by a volunteer nurse auxillary, closed its doors for fear of cholera. All five cholera victims died. A29's coordinator lobbied regional MSPP to re-open the clinic, which the volunteer nurse auxillary has now done, but there are currently no supplies (IV's, hydration fluids, antibiotics) to treat patients. Thus, more patients have arrived at the clinic, receive a cholera diagnosis, and then die. By the time the patients arrive at the clinic they have been too far along to respond to ORS, so IVs are needed. There are very few cars in the region so it is difficult to get patients to the City of Anse Rouge clinic, which as of yesterday was also out of IVs and rehydration fluids. As of yesterday, at least five more cholera patients found transport from SEcond Section Commune Anse Rouge to the City of Anse Rouge clinic in the first section. Two more died at the La Source Chaude clinic in Second Section. Five new patients had arrived at the La Source Clinic yesterday. A29 launched a public education and prevention campaign two weeks ago at teh regions two largest public markets (the City of Anse Rouge and the La Source Chaude markets). Information is spread by megaphone regarding prevention of cholera, treatment and how and when to make ORS. As a result of the outbreak in Gonaives, people are afraid to go to Gonaives for fear of contracting cholera. This puts the entire region in a precarious position as most of the region's supplies are procured in Gonaives (rice, oil, gas, everything). Commune Anse Rouge produces shallot and sourghum and pwa congo but no other crops in sufficient quantity to meet people's basic dietary needs - everything comes from Gonaives. There have been reports that one of the first two cholera victims in the region, when being shut out by the clinic and the community, deliberately polluted the drinking water source in Kay Felip, causing the other three people (of the initial five people) to contract cholera. There is a lot of panic and fear as a result, which could all easily be assuaged with the presence of a qualified doctor or nurse and some cholera medical supplies. A29 is currently engaged in efforts to secure supplies and transport for cholera treatment from PAP but has met with great challenges thus far. A29 is also attempting to engage medical teams to bring support to the region, which almost never receives such assistance because of its isolated location NW of Gonaives. -> 11/21/10 Have requested Assesment information from Amber for clinic. lpar ------------------------------------------- Email from Amber Munger of Article 29 Organization 11/21/10 Commune Anse Rouge has approximately 37,000 residents but also services parts of Terre Neuve, raising the number to about 42,000. Article 29 Organization's base is in Second Section Commune Anse Rouge, which has four physical health clinics. One is the ILODEP clinic sponsored by Parole et Action, the other three are community clinics which have no paid staff and have not received supplies since July, the last time that A29 secured supplies for distribution to the clinics. There is no doctor or nurse in second section Commune Anse Rouge. There is rumored to be a doctor present in the City of Anse Rouge at the tent clinic (in first section Commune Anse Rouge) at the site of the old hospital that burnt down last year. This clinic is between a 2 to 8 hour walk for people in Second Section Commune Anse Rouge and there are virtually no taptaps or cars in the region. Cholera first entered Second Section Commune Anse Rouge about two weeks ago with cases coming in from people who had been in Gonaives. In second Section Commune Anse Rouge, we had five cases last week. The La Source Chaude clinic, which is the main clinic for the second section and is run by a volunteer nurse auxillary, closed its doors for fear of cholera. All five cholera victims died. A29's coordinator lobbied regional MSPP to re-open the clinic, which the volunteer nurse auxillary has now done, but there are currently no supplies (IV's, hydration fluids, antibiotics) to treat patients. Thus, more patients have arrived at the clinic, receive a cholera diagnosis, and then die. By the time the patients arrive at the clinic they have been too far along to respond to ORS, so IVs are needed. There are very few cars in the region so it is difficult to get patients to the City of Anse Rouge clinic, which as of yesterday was also out of IVs and rehydration fluids. As of yesterday, at least five more cholera patients found transport from SEcond Section Commune Anse Rouge to the City of Anse Rouge clinic in the first section. Two more died at the La Source Chaude clinic in Second Section. Five new patients had arrived at the La Source Clinic yesterday. A29 launched a public education and prevention campaign two weeks ago at teh regions two largest public markets (the City of Anse Rouge and the La Source Chaude markets). Information is spread by megaphone regarding prevention of cholera, treatment and how and when to make ORS. As a result of the outbreak in Gonaives, people are afraid to go to Gonaives for fear of contracting cholera. This puts the entire region in a precarious position as most of the region's supplies are procured in Gonaives (rice, oil, gas, everything). Commune Anse Rouge produces shallot and sourghum and pwa congo but no other crops in sufficient quantity to meet people's basic dietary needs - everything comes from Gonaives. There have been reports that one of the first two cholera victims in the region, when being shut out by the clinic and the community, deliberately polluted the drinking water source in Kay Felip, causing the other three people (of the initial five people) to contract cholera. There is a lot of panic and fear as a result, which could all easily be assuaged with the presence of a qualified doctor or nurse and some cholera medical supplies. A29 is currently engaged in efforts to secure supplies and transport for cholera treatment from PAP but has met with great challenges thus far. A29 is also attempting to engage medical teams to bring support to the region, which almost never receives such assistance because of its isolated location NW of Gonaives.