Martila Joseph, a native of Haiti, found herself in tears on monday as she held her barely moving, cholera-stricken daughter in her shaking arms.
“I don’t know if she will survive,” said Martila.
Standing within the courtyard of St. Nicholas Hospital, Martila is just one of the scores of relatives who have brought their loved ones to be treated.
Left and right there are patients, hopelessly laying about the table surfaces, awaiting their next painful gorge into the bucket beside them.
A grim scene of Haiti’s unexpected cholera epidemic.
This horrible occurrence has governmental health officials providing more doctors and nurses at local hospitals as well as introducing cholera centers.
“Its virulent, and it can travel,” said Nigel Fisher, the United Nation’s humanitarian coordinator, regarding the cholera epidemic. “But at least here, we have been able, case by case, to somewhat stabilize the situation.”
In order to battle this outbreak, medical supplies as well as medical professionals have been sent from across the world to attend to the numerous Haiti residents infected with Cholera.
“Here is an example of a good operation,” said United Nations official Mr. Fisher. “They’ve seen 400 patients, and there have been 10 deaths.”
After several patients reported sickness when drinking water from the Artibonite River, doctors realized the cholera outbreak was most likely caused by local water contamination.
“We stopped doing that as soon as people started dying,” said the relative of a sickened patient.
As people are continually affected by this devastating disease, the hundreds of doctors, nurses, and cholera centers established in Haiti have given residents a firm hope that many will be saved.
As Martila sat, her limp daughter barely moving in her arms, a nearby stranger brought her comfort.
Regarding Martila Joseph’s situation, another patient’s loved one brought her unexpected comfort.
“You made it to the hospital,” said a patient’s wife. “That means you have saved her.”
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