Minister of Public Health Daniel Rivera said that the Haitian woman who was attended for a case of cholera cost the country RD$1.2 million. The woman recently checked out of the Higuey hospital where she was attended to for free. The woman required five dialysis sessions, several blood transfusions and other services. Dr. Rivera made the comments when attending the weekly press conference this time held in the border city of Pedernales, where he met with medical authorities of the other key border entry points.
Dr. Rivera said that medical surveillance efforts have increased on the border with Haiti where
there is a cholera outbreak.
He called for special attention to hygiene, with hand washing, especially after going to the bathroom, washing canned foods with soap and water before opening these, cooking food well and trimming children’s fingernails to avoid contamination. He reminded that cholera is all about hydration. “If it is taken care of early, nothing happens. That is why it is important that whoever presents diarrhea visit a health facility for diagnosis and care,” he stressed.
During the press conference in Pedernales, Panamerican Health Organization spokesperson Bernardino Vitoy said that new data shows a reduction in cases of cholera in Haiti.
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Listin Diario
3 November 2022