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CURRENT SITUATION IN HAITI:

Water.org's project in Haiti: http://water.org/projects/haiti-2/

Haiti Water Project: @http://haitiwater.org/

New York Times article about continuing cholera crisis in Haiti: @http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/18/opinion/a-worsening-haitian-tragedy.html?_r=0

What is Cholera? from the Center for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/cholera/general/#what

SITUATION IN HAITI AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE:

New York Times Article: Poor Sanitation in Haiti’s Camps Adds Disease Risk

 New York Times Article: Haiti - Haiti - Tiny Steps Toward Basic Services

This is a short video showing ICRC website (International Red Cross) setting up some water stations: http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/haiti-water-video-290110

MORE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT HAITI: Frontline Report on Haitian Water problems from 2004. Not too hard to read, and some good pictures. Not sure how up to date. @http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/fellows/haiti/indexb.html

Statistics on water quality and access in Haiti compiled by the United Nations http://www.un.org/esa/earthsummit/haiti-cp.htm#chap6

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