The Government, the United Nations and a set of governmental and nongovernmental actors in 2012, continued to support a wide range of programs to improve the care available to the most vulnerable. The fight against cholera remained a priority. Since the epidemic began in October 2010, the UN spent $118 million in prevention and treatment of disease, in support to the Government of Haiti.

Key Facts and Figures 2012 :

The Government, the UN and a coalition of partners led a nationwide vaccination campaign, resulting in nearly 3 million children under 10 years vaccinated against polio, measles and rubella. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-6037-haiti-health-success-of-the-national-vaccination-campaign.html

The acute malnutrition rate for children under 5 years old went from 9% in 2006 to 5.1% in 2012.

More than 360,000 Haitians benefited from programmes to prevent and treat moderate acute malnutrition, with support from the Ministry of Health and the World Food Programme (WFP).

At the end of 2012, the country-wide cholera case fatality rate was 1.2%, down from a high of 2.4% in November 2010 [specific UN fact sheet on cholera preparedness and response]

A 10-year plan on the elimination of cholera in Haiti finalized by the Ministry of Health and the National Potable Water and Sanitation Directorate (DINEPA), with UN technical assistance (PAHO/WHO, UNDP, UNICEF) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7388-haiti-health-ban-ki-moon-tuesday-launched-an-appeal-for-$22-billion.html The Initiative launched by the UN Secretary-General on 11 December 2012 comes in direct support to this plan. This Initiative promotes expanded access to clean water and sanitation, improved health care and the global mobilization of resources to tackle cholera in Haiti in 2013 and beyond.

HIV infections were reduced by 50% from 2008 to 2012. (UNAIDS/WHO/MSPP 2012 estimates)

The number of people on antiretroviral drugs over the last

4 years increased by 200%. (MSPP/PNLS, from 20,015 (2008) to 41,200 (2012) ; UNGASS Report; PNLS bulletin Dec. 2012)

More than 70% of tuberculosis patients were cured in 2012, with support from the Global Fund to fight Aid, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Activities supported by this Fund are implemented by the Government of Haiti, the Haitian Red Cross and several NGO partners.(GHESKIO, ZL/PiH, Care, FEBS, PLAN, Save the Children, MARCH, VDH, FOSREF, CDS, Espoir Anaise and PSI)

More than 62,000 children under five received Long Lasting Insecticised Nets in four of the most endemic departments. (UNICEF)

Four maternity https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4786-haiti-health-opening-next-month-of-the-fourth-smile-clinic.html clinics are now operational in the Port-au-Prince area, in the Artibonite and in the South-East departments, providing emergency neo-natal obstetrics care, advice on family planning and prevention of mother-to-child transmission services. Such services were also introduced in 11 additional health facilities throughout the country, covering more than 18,300 pregnant women (United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA)

Awareness-raising campaign on sexual and reproductive health reached more than 20,000 youths in the Nippes and South-East Departments. (UNFPA)

In 2012, more than 47,000 Haitians living in camps received preventive health information on waterborne diseases, malaria, dengue, TB/HIV and reproductive health in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. (International Organization for Migration - IOM)

The UN will continue to accompany the Government of Haiti to plan, manage, monitor and decentralize basic social services, particularly in the most vulnerable and underserved communes. It will work with the Government to increase national resources dedicated to the national HIV-AIDS response, which, to date, is more than 90% funded by external partners. The UN will also continue to provide financial and dedicated technical assistance to Haitian institutions to further integrate cholera treatment into health structures and improve waste management and water and sanitation services in health facilities and throughout the country.

HL/ HaitiLibre