| ■ U.N. Requests $164 Million for Haiti Cholera Epidemic | 2010.11.14 |
| The United Nations said Friday that it needs $164 million to combat the cholera epidemic in Haiti. The money will be used for additional doctors, medicine and water purification equipment to treat up to 200,000 people, the Associated Press reported. The money is needed as soon as possible or "all our efforts can be outrun by this epidemic," Elisabeth Byrs, a spokeswoman for the U.N. humanitarian office told reporters in Geneva. Since the outbreak began last month, there have been more than 11,000 cases and at least 724 deaths. The epidemic isn't likely to end soon, the World Health Organization said Friday, the AP reported. |