November 28, 2012 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Haiti and the
Dominican Republic will require $2.2 billion over the next 10
years for an ambitious plan to eliminate cholera, an official
from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said
Wednesday. The plan is due to be rolled out in a week or two and
it outlines a government-led effort backed by the CDC, the Pan
American Health Organization and UNICEF. It's still unclear who
will pay for what would be the biggest endeavor yet to develop
Haiti's barely existent water and sanitation system. "This is
the greatest public health intervention that could be
implemented in Haiti, but it's a long-term strategy, it's not a
fix tomorrow," said Dr. Jordan Tappero, director of the Health
Systems Reconstruction Office for the CDC's Center for Global
Health. "Our goal is to eliminate transmission of cholera."
Short-term goals include building water supply systems, sewer
systems and wastewater treatment plants, as well as improving
access to latrines, especially i