Over half million children at risk of waterborne diseases - UNICEF
Water Sanitation
In brief
- What happenedPORT-AU-PRINCE / PANAMA CITY, 2 September 2021 About 540,000 children in the southwest of earthquake-stricken Haiti are now facing the possible re-emergence of waterborne diseases, UNICEF warned today.
- How many affectedAffected persons: 540,000
- What help is neededResponse priorities should be confirmed in the linked source reports as needs change.
What changed
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Situation
PORT-AU-PRINCE / PANAMA CITY, 2 September 2021 About 540,000 children in the southwest of earthquake-stricken Haiti are now facing the possible re-emergence of waterborne diseases, UNICEF warned today. On 18 August 2021, in Marceline, near Camp Perrin district, children and their families have access to clean and safe
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Verified figures
- Affected persons
- 540,000 retained at 2021-09-04
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