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By LaurenWebster

Cholera in Haiti

These are the Cholera Treatment Centers (tents) at GHESKIO. They have been serving the population since the outbreak in 2010. By fall 2013, the construction of a new building for cholera treatment will be complete. The cholera outbreak has sickened nearly 500,000 people and killed over 7,750 people since the outbreak began in October 2010. There have been some interesting developments recently regarding the UN's role in the cholera outbreak, and how they should be held legally responsible. Unfortunately, the cholera outbreak is far from over, and with the rainy season comes an increase in the rates of cholera...

(http://www.boston.com/news/world/united-nations/2013/05/08/lawyers-haiti-cholera-lawsuit-threatened/0k1ToRuCoqtcGA5e9ugjaM/story.html) (http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/02/how-the-un-caused-haitis-cholera-crisis-and-wont-be-held-responsible/273526/)

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