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UN Launches $2.27 Billion Appeal to Stem Cholera Epidemic in Haiti

By Makini Brice | Dec 12, 2012 12:47 PM EST

The United Nations has launched a $2.27 billion appeal in order to stop the cholera epidemic in Haiti.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

U.N.'s Ban Launches Bid to Stamp Out Cholera in Haiti

By Michelle Nichols | Dec 12, 2012 09:23 AM EST

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a $2.2 billion initiative to stamp out cholera over the next decade in impoverished Haiti.

Haiti

Changing Views in Haiti to Fight Elephantiasis

By Amber Moore | Oct 02, 2012 09:46 AM EDT

In a country where people first consult voodoo practitioners for treatment, Haiti has come a long way to accepting modern medicine to eliminate the dreaded disease elephantiasis.

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UN: Haiti Struggling to Cope With Cholera as Aid Withdrawn

By Michelle Nichols | Sep 01, 2012 09:58 AM EDT

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon warned on Friday that Haiti was struggling to cope with a cholera epidemic that has killed thousands.

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