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ICYMI: Checking In On Haiti

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πŸ—“οΈ 23 November 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

In February, Haiti declared that after more than a decade of battling cholera, it had fully eliminated the disease.

Less than a year later – cholera is back, and it's devastating the already-beleaguered country.

Armed gangs, a fuel blockade, and widespread hunger all have contributed to the outbreak.

We discuss how Haitians are dealing with the situation and what countries like the U.S. are doing to help.

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0:00.0

I'm Jen White.

0:09.3

You're listening to One A's in case you missed it.

0:12.4

It's where we bring you some of the week's most important conversations you might have missed.

0:17.0

In February, it hated to clear that after more than a decade of battling cholera, it had

0:21.8

fully eliminated the disease.

0:24.2

Now, less than a year later, cholera is back and it's devastating the already beleaguered

0:29.3

country.

0:30.3

It's just one in a constellation of crises.

0:33.9

There's armed gangs running the capital, there's a fuel blockade, there's disarray and

0:38.4

distrust in the government, a year after the last president was assassinated, and there's

0:43.2

widespread hunger.

0:45.3

This has observers worrying that Haiti has become a failed state and debating the controversial

0:50.0

idea of an international military intervention.

0:53.6

One A guest host, Indira Lakshmanon, spoke with with Lor Marrencourt and Dave Hovey earlier

0:59.1

this week.

1:00.4

Whitlor is the editor-in-chief of the IEBO post, enjoyed Indira from Port-Aprince.

1:05.5

Dan is the director of emergency response for direct relief.

1:08.9

That's a US nonprofit providing disaster relief in Haiti.

1:12.4

Here's that conversation.

1:14.1

So Whitlor, let's start with you.

1:15.6

How has the recent fuel blockade contributed to the re-outbreak of cholera?

1:20.7

Okay, so the outbreak of cholera that we have in the lady right now, let's have by the

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