São Paulo – The Syrian-Lebanese and Albert Einstein hospitals, both in the city of São Paulo, in partnership with the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations, are going to send doctors and nurses to Haiti to help fight the cholera outburst in the Caribbean country. The information was disclosed this Friday (29th) by the Brazilian foreign ministry (Itamaraty).
According to a statement issued by the ministry, the healthcare professionals will arrive in Haiti on November 8th. They will work with the Pan American Health Organization (Paho) and the United Nation’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha).
The Albert Einstein Hospital is also going to donate 2.5 tonnes of medication and hospital material, enough to treat approximately 200 patients, according to the Itamaraty.
Brazil heads the UN peace force that has been in Haiti since 2004. The operation, named Minustah, was authorized by the Security Council after the overthrowing of then-president Jean Bertrand Aristide, during armed conflicts.
Aside from political unrest and poverty – it is the poorest country in the Americas –, Haiti was struck by an earthquake early this year, resulting in the death of over 220,000 people, and is now struggling with a cholera outburst.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
