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Haiti earthquake: How to help - World news - Haiti - msnbc.com - 0 views

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      Im gonna hilight the intresting looking one.  -Thomas
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Haiti - Food Crops - 0 views

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  • Corn, also referred to as maize, was the leading food crop
  • Total production averaged approximately 185,000 tons during the 1980s; yields increased in some areas.
  • Rice became an increasingly common cereal, beginning in the 1960s, when increased irrigation of the Artibonite Valley aided larger-scale farming.
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  • Tubers were also cultivated as food. Sweet potatoes, one of the nation's largest crops, grew on an estimated 100,000 hectares, and they yielded 260,000 tons of produce a year in the 1980s.
  • The tropical Pacific tuber taro, called malangá in Haiti, grew with other tubers on more than 27,000 hectares.
  • Red, black, and other kinds of beans were very popular; they provided the main source of protein in the diet of millions.
  • Mangoes, another tree crop, were a daily source of food, and they provided some exports.
  • In addition, Haitians grew a wide variety of spices for food, medicine, and other purposes, including thyme, anise, marjoram, absinthe, oregano, black pepper, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, garlic, and horseradish.
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Food Aid Hurts Haiti's Farmers | Americas | English - 0 views

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  • This season, farmer Charles Surfoad is storing his rice rather than selling it.
  • He says food aid from the earthquake relief effort produced a glut that pushed down prices.
  • If he sells now, he says he'll lose money.
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  • Food aid is never good for us," he says. "As a farmer, I'm one of the first affected. You can't send that to a country where that's what they grow."
  • if he can't sell his rice, he won't have money to buy seeds for next season.
  • And because he supplies about 50 neighbors with seeds, their next season will be affected, too.
  • The entire supply chain can be affected,
  • But, these cases illustrate that when donors bring in food, those who make a living growing and selling food can suffer.
  • here is a risk, definitely. And we are very aware of that," says Brooke Isham, director of the Food for Peace program at the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
  • But the United States, which is the largest provider, "is lagging a little bit behind the curve of good practice in food aid," says Marc Cohen with the advocacy group Oxfam.
  • U.S. food aid consists almost entirely of American grain.
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Haiti: 10 Hunger Facts | WFP | United Nations World Food Programme - Fighting Hunger Wo... - 0 views

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  • 3 million people may need humanitarian relief,
  • Some 55 percent of Haiti’s 9 million people
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Facing A Food Crisis in Haiti - 0 views

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  • Anger over the cost of food got to be too much for hundreds of people who took to the streets across Haiti in protest in early April, burning tires and forcing businesses to shut down.
  • At least four people died.
  • The cost of basic food staples, including rice, beans and corn, has increased by an average of 50 percent in recent months in the Caribbean nation.
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  • The rise can be attributed to overall food prices on the world market, compounded here by the consequences of two devastating tropical storms last year and soaring transportation costs.
  • The crisis reaches all levels of society. But the very poorest are paying the highest price. These are the people in urban and rural areas, where unemployment is rampant, who can barely find enough to eat even in the best of times.
  • As food prices increase, desperation is spreading among the poor and working poor all the way up to the working class,
  • Imported rice has become one of the most important staples in Haiti, which only produces about 20 percent of the rice Haitians consume.
  • CRS has committed an initial $150,000 to support our food distribution partners in urban areas of Haiti.
  • That money is in addition to the $7 million worth of food CRS is already distributing to organizations throughout the country that care for thousands of Haiti's poorest and most vulnerable groups, including orphans, the elderly and people living with HIV.
  • With more than 50 years of experience in Haiti, CRS is now one of the largest U.S. humanitarian organizations working in the country.
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Haitian Food Cuisine - 0 views

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  • In Haiti, you find several dishes and recipe variations. Each region has a special dish,
  • No matter the city's recipe, though, rice remains a big part of the country's diet.
  • specially at noon, small food courts sell rice and beans or corn meal dishes (grits)
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  • Common as a morning breakfast: Patties filled with fried or boiled eggs - and let's not forget the herring meat stuffing! - along with the great Akasan drink.
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Foods of Haiti and Recipes from Haiti - 0 views

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  • Meat is very rare as it costs too much for the majority of the population and to raise animals means to feed them the precious grains that could be used to feed people.
  • While cooking the following recipes, keep in mind that most Haitians do not have electricity. When these dishes are made, they are often made over open fires or in small ovens.
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Food in Haiti - Haitian Food, Haitian Cuisine - traditional, popular, dishes, recipe, d... - 0 views

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  • The island of Hispaniola, which encompasses both Haiti and the Dominican Republic, was inhabited by hunter-gatherers as early as 5000 B.C. Fruits and vegetables such as guavas, pineapples, cassava, papayas, sweet potatoes, and corn were cultivated by early Haitian tribes, particularly the Arawak and Taino Indians.
  • It was not long before the first European arrived on the island and began introducing oranges, limes, mangoes, rice, and sugarcane. Slaves from Africa were eventually transported to Haiti to work the sugarcane plantations.
  • Haitian food is often lumped together with other Caribbean islands as "Caribbean cuisine."
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  • Haitian cuisine is based on Creole and French cooking styles.
  • In 1998, the average life expectancy was 54.4 years of age.
  • Of children under the age of five, about 28 percent are underweight, and nearly one-third are stunted (short for their age).
  • About 61 percent of the population of Haiti is classified as undernourished by the World Bank.
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      I don't know if the recipes are needed.
  • Fruits and vegetables such as guavas, pineapples, cassava, papayas, sweet potatoes, and corn were cultivated by early Haitian tribes, particularly the Arawak and Taino Indians.
  • first European arrived on the island and began introducing oranges, limes, mangoes, rice, and sugarcane.
  • The Spanish established sugar plantations and made the native Indians work as slaves.
  • The Africans introduced okra (also called gumbo; edible pods), ackee (red and yellow fruit), taro (edible root), pigeon peas (seeds of an African shrub), and various spices to the diet. They later introduced such Haitian specialties as red beans and rice and mirliton (or chayote ; a pear-shaped vegetable) to Louisiana's Creole cuisine.
  • The Africans introduced okra (also called gumbo; edible pods), ackee (red and yellow fruit), taro (edible root), pigeon peas (seeds of an African shrub), and various spices to the diet. They later introduced such Haitian specialties as red beans and rice and mirliton (or chayote ; a pear-shaped vegetable) to Louisiana's Creole cuisine.
  • The African s introduced okra (also called gumbo; edible pods), ackee (red and yellow fruit), taro (edible root), pigeon peas (seeds of an African
  • The African s introduced okra (also called gumbo; edible pods), ackee (red and yellow fruit), taro (edible root), pigeon peas (seeds of an African shrub), and various spices to the diet. They later introduced such Haitian specialties as red beans and rice and mirliton (or chayote ; a pear-shaped vegetable) to Louisiana's Creole cuisine.
  • The French colonists successfully cultivated sugarcane, coffee, cotton, and cocoa with the help of African slaves.
  • the average Haitian diet is largely based on starch staples such as rice (which is locally grown), corn,
  • yams, and beans.
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Haitian Cuisine & Other Facts About The Food In Haiti. - 0 views

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  • Fruits and vegetables such as pineapples, sweet potatoes, and corn were cultivated by early Haitian tribes.
  • Throughout its history, several countries controlled Haiti, introducing food from their native lands. Haitian cuisine is mainly a mixture of those countries.
  • The country was once almost covered in virgin forests but these have now been reduced and now only cover about 4% of Haiti.
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Cholera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting.
  • Transmission is primarily through consuming contaminated drinking water or food. The severity of the diarrhea and vomiting can lead to rapid dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. Primary treatment is with oral rehydration solution and if these are not tolerated, intravenous fluids. Antibiotics are beneficial in those with severe disease.
  • The primary symptoms of cholera are profuse painless diarrhea and vomiting of clear fluid.[1] These symptoms usually start suddenly, one to five days after ingestion of the bacteria.
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  • Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, mainly serogroup O1.[3] Transmission is primarily due to the fecal contamination of food and water due to poor sanitation.[3] This bacterium can, however, live naturally in aquatic environments.[4]
  • The source of the contamination is typically other cholera sufferers when their untreated diarrheal discharge is allowed to get into waterways or into groundwater or drinking water supplies. Drinking any infected water and eating any foods washed in the water, as well as shellfish living in the affected waterway, can cause a person to contract an infection. Cholera is rarely spread directly from person to person.
  • Although cholera may be life-threatening, prevention of the disease is normally straightforward if proper sanitation practices are followed.
  • In most cases, cholera can be successfully treated with oral rehydration therapy (ORT), which is highly effective, safe, and simple to administer.
  • As there frequently is initially acidosis, the potassium level may be normal, even though large losses have occurred.[1] As the dehydration is corrected, potassium levels may decrease rapidly, and thus need to be replaced.[1]
  • Antibiotic treatments for one to three days shorten the course of the disease and reduce the severity of the symptoms.[1] People will recover without them, however, if sufficient hydration is maintained.
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With cheap food imports, Haiti can't feed itself - World news - Americas - msnbc.com - 0 views

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  • It may also have shaken up the way the developing world gets food.
  • "A combination of food aid, but also cheap imports have ... resulted in a lack of investment in Haitian farming, and that has to be reversed,
  • Haiti's government is asking for $722 million for agriculture, part of an overall request of $11.5 billion.
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CDC - 2010 Haiti Cholera Outbreak - Frequently Asked Questions - 0 views

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  • The outbreak of cholera was confirmed in Haiti on October 21, 2010.
  • For a cholera outbreak to occur, two conditions have to be met: (1) there must be significant breaches in the water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure used by groups of people, permitting large-scale exposure to food or water contaminated with Vibrio cholerae organisms; and (2) cholera must be present in the population. While it is unclear how cholera was introduced to Haiti, both of these conditions now exist.
  • Cholera can be treated by immediately replacing fluids and salts lost through diarrhea using oral rehydration solution. This solution is used throughout the world to treat diarrhea. Antibiotics may also be used to shorten the course and diminish the severity of the illness. However, they are not as important as receiving oral or intravenous rehydration therapy.
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uhelp | From poverty to prosperity through education - 0 views

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      Does this help High schools or Middle schools?
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Cholera under control in parts of Haiti - 0 views

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  • Three Haitian provinces were able to contain a cholera epidemic that has claimed almost 4,000 lives in the Caribbean island nation since October, the government said Tuesday.
  • The number of cholera patients has been reduced in the provinces of North, Northeast and Artibonite, although there were still a few new cases reported in some other parts of the nation, according to Public Health Minister Alex Larsen.
  • Latest official statistics showed that cholera had killed 3,927 people and affected 199,497 others, of whom 112,656 were hospitalized.
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Cholera in Haiti | CDC Travelers' Health - 0 views

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  • An epidemic cholera strain has been confirmed in Haiti, causing the first cholera outbreak in Haiti in at least 100 years.
  • The majority of cases have been reported in the Artibonite Departmente, approximately 50 miles north of Port-au-Prince, although the outbreak has spread to all areas of the country. Affected hospitals are strained by the large number of people who are ill.
  • Most travelers are not at high risk for getting cholera, but people who are traveling to Haiti should still take their own supplies to help prevent the disease and to treat it. Items to pack include A prescription antibiotic to take in case of  diarrhea Water purification tablets* Oral rehydration salts*
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At Haitian port, desperately needed aid sits and sits and sits... - Haiti - MiamiHerald... - 0 views

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  • Water filtration tanks that would provide orphans with clean water during a cholera epidemic have been stuck at Haiti's main port since Nov. 22, hostage to customs red tape.
  • Haiti's struggle to recover from last January's 7.0 earthquake has been hamstrung by a massive bottleneck at customs. To some, the culprit is corruption, and the solution is to grease the right palms to get products moving to their intended destinations.
  • Haiti has a culture of bureaucratic inefficiency that has been overwhelmed by a tidal wave of incoming charitable goods. The government defends the delays, arguing that some alleged donations are actually intended for sale but disguised as aid by opportunists who hope to maximize profits by avoiding Haiti's enormous import fees.
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Haitian Cuisine | foodspring.com - 0 views

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  • Haiti’s fare is distinctly French and Creole, giving Haitian food a unique flavor among the Caribbean nations.
  • Although the average Haitian's diet consists of mostly rice, corn, beans, yams or millet, more extravagant fare is available, particularly in the capital of Port-au-Prince, such as French cheeses, lobster and frog legs.
  • Tropical fruits are native to the island including mango, coconut, guava, avocado and pineapples.
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AFP: Clinton hails cholera progress in Haiti - 0 views

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  • Touring a cholera clinic, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday hailed the news that the wave of cholera that has killed more than 4,000 Haitians since October is receding.
  • The number of new patients at the Cholera Treatment Center, managed by US government grantee Partners in Health, has been reduced by half to about 40 per day since the start of the epidemic, a State Department official said.
  • The death toll from Haiti's cholera epidemic is 4,030, the Haitian health ministry said Thursday, while the number of cholera cases totaled 209,034 as of January 24.
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