Santo Domingo.– While the cholera epidemic that broke out
in November last year killing 36 persons so far, doctors and nurses at one of the few hospitals in with the capacity to treat cholera patients went on strike this week after a nurse became infected with the disease.
The latest cholera victims in the country are a one-year-old little girl, who lived in Los
Mina and who received medical attention at the San Lorenzo Maternity
Hospital, and the other is a woman, 52, from Elias Piña province. Health officials said the number of infections grew from 1,288 to 1,563.
Nurse Ramona Rivera is suspected of having
contracted cholera this week while handling the waste of other cholera
patients at the hospital in the capital, Santo Domingo.
According to Felipe
de la Rosa, general secretary for a medical workers union, workers are demanding better sanitary
conditions at Francisco Moscoso Puello Hospital, which often lacks
water, medication and a system to safely dispose of waste.
Health Minister Bautista Rojas criticized the strike as an inconsiderate act toward the most vulnerable population, while Senen Caba, president of the Dominican Medical Association, said the strike will continue indefinitely until conditions improve.
From: United States
1) Stop the illegal Haitian immigration.
2) Deport all those that don't have the proper documentation,(which is about 90%,conservatively speaking ).
3) Screen the ones entering the country legally.
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
All Haitian welcome!
Written by: RoyStone, 11 Jun 2011 1:36 PM
From: Australia
According to a very reliable hospital source, the death toll from Cholera is far higher, and is now entering its exponential phase. However do not expect honest statistics from the government, since this could devastate the tourism industry that the government relies on for most of its income.
It is too late to stop Cholera from entering DR from Haiti - it already has a wide-spread foothold, and given the poor state of the water supplies and sanitation in DR, a full-scale epidemic is very likely.
Of course it is only coincidence that our fearless president is staying out of the country - promoting tourism to Kazakhstan no less!
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Written by: kennyB, 12 Jun 2011 2:17 PM
From: United States
Danny00,
Your village just called. They're missing an idiot.LOL.
From: Haiti
hellborn,
you're a virus, you do not understand that it is the Nepalese who have brought the cholera in haiti, informs you idiot.
What you do not understand is that if the Dominican Republic, Haiti dies die. I see the Dominicans here are real idiots, even those who have traveled we lied about haiti. The country has also helped you to take your independence, but your elected politicians have preferred to hide the truth! Anyway if you continue to have hatred in your heart you will sooner or later something regretable and I think the Haitian people are more warlike than the Dominicans
From: Haiti
hellborn malecone,
We have waged war against several countries. Why do you think that your politicians do not we envayissent? because they know that we may kill you all one after another. Stop spitting your venom that stinks.
Haiti and the Dominican Republic is one island. Do not think you'll ever Haitian home. You, who are talking about may be white but you have a black nose and black bloo
Written by: kennyB, 12 Jun 2011 6:59 PM
From: United States
Kiskeyaman,
Go dial 1-800-eat shit
From: United States
If our government wasnt a bunch of corrupt inept idiots we wouldnt have such a big problem. They want people to live in poverty to keep them down and keep them in charge so they can steal more from the typical Dominican citizen. We teach the only ways out of this poverty are dealing drugs, playing baseball or becoming a politician. Only one of these ways is a possible right way and not all of us are born to be great baseball players. Our government is a miserable failure and we need new leadership from the top down. Cholera will not go away for years he way our government is running the country.
Written by: RoyStone, 12 Jun 2011 8:59 PM
From: Australia
Hey guys, I thought this article was about Cholera in the Dominican Republic.
If you want to continue your mud-slinging match, please leave and go to the dedicated forum I have set up for you - entitled "Dominican vs. Haitian Mud-Slinging Ring"
Now about Cholera ....
From: United States, Omnipresence
"Can't we all just get along?.....hey, what's the bat for?"
From: United States, Omnipresence
seriously folks...I find that this is NOT the time for medical professionals to go on strike when their people need them most. I find them opportunistically unethical....
Written by: RoyStone, 13 Jun 2011 10:22 AM
From: Australia
watcher48,
You have a point, however they are demanding proper sanitary conditions at the hospital - a reasonable demand I would have thought, for the benefit of patients and their own protection. Were American doctors exposed to the same avoidable hazards in USA hospitals, and the hospital refused to fix them, they would face massive compensation claims, and even criminal prosecution. Have you seen the conditions Dominican doctors work under in some hospitals? Deplorable! Meanwhile the government builds a baseball university!
From: United States, Omnipresence
@Roy,
IN retrospect, yes...I have seen the conditions. What I find unfortunate is that the patients are the ones who will really suffer whether or not doctors perosnally uphold their Hippocratic oath.
From: Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Danny thats mean you wouldn't like it if somone made fun of your dad now would you? Anyways I thought cholera stopped but it appearently didn't well we'll just pray that it does. God bless >_<
From: Haiti
kennyb
you are the shit
the truth is hard to swallow is not it?
From: Australia, melbourne
Like the E.coli bacteria in europe I feel sure this terrible disease is being deliberately introduced and possibly a strain that has been developed in a lab (or expect a worse one to be released).The E.coli is resistant to many non community used drugs such as piperacillin/tazocin that is normally reserved for very sick patients and is very expensive ( I used to promote it to microbiologists, surgeons etc) and very effective normally against E.coli.
Terrible if health workers go on strike as this is a most awful disease and vital to keep hydrated on a drip. Cholera is new to this island so very suspicious.
Written by: RoyStone, 14 Jun 2011 10:37 AM
From: Australia
misshaiti,
Praying Cholera will stop has no effect what-so-ever, but if it makes you feel you are doing something positive, go for it, Haiti is over 97% Christian. Maybe one or two have already tried prayer? Obviously Jesus doesn't give a f**k about his flock!
From: United States, Omnipresence
A bit disrespectfully blasphemous i must say...perhaps you should get the 'flock" out....
Written by: RoyStone, 14 Jun 2011 12:04 PM
From: Australia
watcher48,
If I am wrong then pray for my departure and I will instantly vanish into thin air. Otherwise accept that delusional superstition is not worthy of respect.
From: United States, Omnipresence
Each to his/her belief..at least follow the atheistic creed to respect the belief of others if you have any dignified sense of humanistic worth...
Written by: RoyStone, 14 Jun 2011 12:46 PM
From: Australia
watcher48,
Wow, I'm still here!
Who invented the mindless "atheistic creed to respect the belief of others" - no matter how stupid, delusional or evil the belief?
The answer is at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FlGGKZJ1E8From: United States, Omnipresence
After much careful thought and thorough reflection, would you consider a serious need to die in a car fire while suffering tension pneumothorax due to a gunshot to your left lung.?....perhaps that may assist in your vanishing into thin air....Just throwing it out there......(smirk)
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2) Deport all those that don't have the proper documentation,(which is about 90%,conservatively speaking ).
3) Screen the ones entering the country legally.
http://www2.listindiario.com/la-r....ncia-de-ninos-haitianos-en-calles
It is too late to stop Cholera from entering DR from Haiti - it already has a wide-spread foothold, and given the poor state of the water supplies and sanitation in DR, a full-scale epidemic is very likely.
Of course it is only coincidence that our fearless president is staying out of the country - promoting tourism to Kazakhstan no less!
Another hard-working neighbor making an honest living.
Danny00,
Your village just called. They're missing an idiot.LOL.
you're a virus, you do not understand that it is the Nepalese who have brought the cholera in haiti, informs you idiot.
What you do not understand is that if the Dominican Republic, Haiti dies die. I see the Dominicans here are real idiots, even those who have traveled we lied about haiti. The country has also helped you to take your independence, but your elected politicians have preferred to hide the truth! Anyway if you continue to have hatred in your heart you will sooner or later something regretable and I think the Haitian people are more warlike than the Dominicans
We have waged war against several countries. Why do you think that your politicians do not we envayissent? because they know that we may kill you all one after another. Stop spitting your venom that stinks.
Haiti and the Dominican Republic is one island. Do not think you'll ever Haitian home. You, who are talking about may be white but you have a black nose and black bloo
Kiskeyaman,
Go dial 1-800-eat shit
If you want to continue your mud-slinging match, please leave and go to the dedicated forum I have set up for you - entitled "Dominican vs. Haitian Mud-Slinging Ring"
Now about Cholera ....
You have a point, however they are demanding proper sanitary conditions at the hospital - a reasonable demand I would have thought, for the benefit of patients and their own protection. Were American doctors exposed to the same avoidable hazards in USA hospitals, and the hospital refused to fix them, they would face massive compensation claims, and even criminal prosecution. Have you seen the conditions Dominican doctors work under in some hospitals? Deplorable! Meanwhile the government builds a baseball university!
IN retrospect, yes...I have seen the conditions. What I find unfortunate is that the patients are the ones who will really suffer whether or not doctors perosnally uphold their Hippocratic oath.
you are the shit
the truth is hard to swallow is not it?
Terrible if health workers go on strike as this is a most awful disease and vital to keep hydrated on a drip. Cholera is new to this island so very suspicious.
Praying Cholera will stop has no effect what-so-ever, but if it makes you feel you are doing something positive, go for it, Haiti is over 97% Christian. Maybe one or two have already tried prayer? Obviously Jesus doesn't give a f**k about his flock!
If I am wrong then pray for my departure and I will instantly vanish into thin air. Otherwise accept that delusional superstition is not worthy of respect.
Wow, I'm still here!
Who invented the mindless "atheistic creed to respect the belief of others" - no matter how stupid, delusional or evil the belief?
The answer is at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FlGGKZJ1E8