Delmas 33 : Inaugurations at La Paix University Hospital

Thursday, December 15 in the afternoon, the Prime Minister a.i. Ariel Henry, proceeded to the inauguration of the infrastructures, the equipment of the emergency department, the operating room and the renovated laboratory of the university hospital La Paix at Delmas 33. These works and equipment was financed by the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and by the Centers for the Control and Prevention of diseases that together form the primary federal health agency in the United States.

Cholera : Start of vaccination

Sunday, December 18, 2022, will begin a vaccination campaign against the cholera epidemic, announced the health authorities. This campaign will apply to the entire population over the age of one in the most affected areas, in particular the West department. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that the entire population be vaccinated and has called for extreme hygiene measures to prevent infection. See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38359-haiti-flash-good-news-117-million-doses-of-oral-cholera-vaccine-have-arrived-in-the-country.html

New Customs Code draft

Thursday, December 15, as part of the Customs-business partnership, the General Directorate of Customs (AGD) had working sessions with members of the Association of Industries of Haiti (ADIH) and approved customs brokers, around of the New Customs Code Project, in order to collect their points of view and suggestions.

Haitian arrested at border with undeclared US$29,900

Soldiers from the Specialized Body for Land Border Security (CESFRONT) arrested a Haitian national at the Dajabón-Ounaminthe border post, who was about to enter Dominican territory with a sum of US$29,900.00 without the have declared.

Cholera : Reinforcement of health officers

The Department of Health Promotion and Environmental Protection of the Ministry continues to strengthen the intervention capacities of health officers to better intervene in the context of the response to the Cholera epidemic [ Bulletin of the day https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38387-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-67.html ] with the main objective of limiting mortality and reducing the risk of contamination and the spread of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae on the national territory.

The PM at the funeral of Divisional Commissioner Rigaud

Thursday morning, Acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry attended the funeral of Divisional Commissioner Harington Rigaud, assassinated on November 25, 2022 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38224-haiti-flash-the-director-of-the-police-academy-executed.html

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