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In Haiti, the leading cause of infant mortality and childhood illness is the ingestion of contaminated water.
Germs for hepatitis, cholera and chronic diarrhea are often carried through water used for cooking and
drinking. Additionally, the absence of a sewage sanitation system has contaminated nearly every water
source with human waste, a situation further exacerbated by natural calamities such as hurricanes and the
recent earthquake. The water and sanitation infrastructural damages sustained as a result of the January
12, 2010, earthquake exceed $235 million. It is estimated that more than $284 million is needed for recovery
and reconstruction of these systems according to the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA).
1,200,000 people with access to safe water Please visit the Resources Section at
87,300 hygiene kits distributed http://www.interaction.org/haiti to obtain one-year
11,000 latrines installed, 1,600,000 people reached reports detailing the work done by individual
20,500 children with access to WASH facilities member organizations working in Haiti.
Challenges
Sites unsuitable for borehole drilling
Cholera epidemic
Overcrowding of urban environments
Land tenure
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Source(s): United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), Water, Sanitation
and Hygiene (WASH) Cluster