Name of Delegate : Edita Mayda Devana

Country : Haiti
University : Yarsi

Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the Americas. Around three-quarters of the
countrys 10 million inhabitants live on less than $2 per day, which means that when Haitians
get sick, many cant afford the transportation to reach a local clinic or the medicines and
healthcare they need. Haiti is hampered by some of the world's worst health indicators. Haiti
suffers the worlds largest cholera epidemic. The disease has killed more than 8,300 Haitians
and has made nearly 690,000 people sick since the start of the cholera outbreak in October
2010. And also Haiti has the lowest levels of access to drinking water and sanitation in the
Americas, making it difficult to reduce the impact of cholera, a water-borne disease.

In order to overcome these challenges and strengthen the country's overall health care
network, it is essential that the Government of Haiti improve its capacity to address public
health issues. The U.S. Government, members of the international community, and private
sector providers are committed to improving the country's health system in order to expand
access to quality healthcare. Access to safe water and sanitation are fundamental to public
health. The National Directorate of Potable Water and Sanitation (DINEPA) were created to
address challenges to and lack of regulations for the rural water sector in Haiti. Since its
inception, DINEPA has established regional water and sanitation offices in each of Haitis
four main regions, and Rural Departmental Units in each of the countrys 10 departments. To
further support and strengthen this work, CDC developed and helped implement training for
over 250 rural potable water and sanitation technicians who work in all rural areas of Haiti to
inventory, rehabilitate, and disinfect rural water supplies. Other important movement is
immunization. It is recognized as one of the most cost-effective public health interventions in
the world. In Haiti, CDC has worked with partners and the Ministry of Health on a number of
vaccine-related programs, from mass immunization of children for measles and rubella in
2012 to the cholera outbreak response after the earthquake. In 2013, Haitis Ministry of
Health launched a 2013-2022 national plan of action for the elimination of cholera in Haiti.

Im curious about the root of this problem. The Government already did their best to
solve the issues such as established access to safe water and sanitation also immunization
program. But in my opinion the real problem is Haitians that couldnt be independent yet
could be due to lack of knowledge or hard to get healthcare facilities. Thats mean we have to
hold a periodic project where the government and external organization only deliver a
solution include the steps and let the Haitians developing on their own. What we can do is
just evaluating their progress of the project. Once again, the aim of this stride is to reduce
their dependence. By means of independence and sufficient knowledge about how to grow a
health living, I believe their health problem wont be the worst worlds health indicator.