Post-Earthquake Reconstruction
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Trianon, Haiti - A community member gathers water from a spring in the village of Trianon as staff members of DINEPA (the National Directorate for Drinking Water and Sanitation) test the water for chlorination. With CDC support, 54 of the 270 Drinking Water and Sanitation Technicians (TEPAC's by their French acronym) across Haiti who work for DINEPA are equipped with motorcycles and testing equipment, as well as have their salaries covered.
After the devastating earthquake in January 2010, CDC received one-time funding to reestablish and strengthen Haiti’s public health system and address immediate public health needs. As part of these efforts, CDC is engaged with a wide range of activities from HIV and tuberculosis to cholera treatment and safe water. CDC’s main partners include the Haitian Ministry of Health, Catholic Relief Services-AIDSrelief, Partners in Health, and local NGO, GHESKIO. They have developed seven interagency Public Health Legacy Goals: 1) eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, 2) eliminate the threat of cholera, 3) eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis, 4) ensure a robust, sustainable, self-correcting public health system, 5) reduce the under-five mortality rate from vaccine-preventable diseases by 35%, 6) reduce maternal mortality by 30%, and 7) reduce the prevalence of TB by 25%.
- Page last reviewed: September 22, 2015
- Page last updated: September 22, 2015
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