Santiago, DR.– Two persons with symptoms similar to cholera died in Santiago, health sources reported as the country is
carrying out a campaign against several diseases.
The two
patients who died had arrived at the Jose Maria Cabral Hospital with symptoms of severe
diarrhea. Julio de los Santos, 66, was from the province of Espaillat, while Oscar Antonio
Lora, 64, lived in Santiago.
Since the beginning of the
cholera epidemic in Haiti in November 2010, nearly 26,712 Dominicans have
been affected by the disease, and 169 deaths have been confirmed,
according to statistics from the Health Ministry.
Written by: raulm, 8 Sep 2012 4:52 PM
From: United States
Ok now Health Ministry don't you think it's about time to tell the people the cause and what not to do and what to do to prevent more deaths. Will somebody get this message to los intelectos por favor.
Written by: ingle23 
, 8 Sep 2012 7:56 PM
From: United States, brooklyn, NY
It is very sad that the word “cholera”still exist in the DR. Has anybody ever heard about PM (preventive medicine measures)?. Where in the F****K are the “smart folks” running the Health Ministry?. This diseases is preventable, easy to diagnose/treat. In fact, like most bacterial diseases YOU CAN GET vaccinated against it . Danilo’s health “gurus” advisers need to “step up to the plate” and give him some guidance.
Written by: ingle23 , 8 Sep 2012 8:21 PM
From: United States, brooklyn, NY
We need Cesar Mella, MD., on the saddle...and I guarantee you that we will fix, that incompetent, inefficient, ill-prepared Dominican medical community. The medical elite simply wants to make $$. These “galenos de patio” had ignored the true, core values of the medical profession. However, unfortunately in the RD everything is driven by your political affiliation.
From: Dominican Republic
cholera is quit an easily prevented disease....... BUT it needs the one thing ignored and under funded for far to long in the DR... EDUCATION......
Written by: RoyStone, 8 Sep 2012 10:34 PM
From: Australia
The government prefers to spend its budget on high-profile, cute and very expensive procedures like the separation of the Boca Chica Siamese twins. Preventative general medicine is boring.
From: United States
as i said, Roy, it is all about the show.
From: United States, Earth
The main problem is with the water. The Government had to make creating a sustainable public water service and leave all the vain edifices alone! There is no reason why Cholera should be taking lives there. But because there is no decent water system in place it continues to thrive. Instead of trying to expand the Metro they need to spend that money and more on Water and then Electricity. It's a shame that so much has been done to give the appearance of a "success" while the people suffer and don't have the basic things they should in this day and time.
From: United States, Brooklyn
that's what happens when you get too close to the Haitians!
Written by: RoyStone, 10 Sep 2012 5:48 AM
From: Australia
Bernard,
How can you have a safe, reticulated, potable water system when the rivers in the catchment areas feeding the dams are used by the feral locals as rubbish-tips as sewers? There is probably not enough chlorine in the country to make it safe, and no-one would drink it anyway. The Metro is not the problem.
Dominicans are.
From: Canada
@CarlosFranco
You
.........ng
2 faced hyp0crite
Tell that to the Nepale5e who brought that down in our country our people have never seen that before Earthquake or not Haiti was once destroyed by an earthquake in the past . Ch0lera is ever present A5ia they share that Gange River with India and so on .
Control
Your
M0uth
Little p.i.g
From: Canada
@CarlosFranco
Speaking of
This
Is
What
Happens
When you get close to a Haitian
How
Bout
The females
Here in Canada
Who could tell you that nothing is less desirable than to be close to what some females would consider a " Hot Latin0" usually some chubby sweaty Dominican guy most likekly wearing a Polo Tshirt with heavy Lacoste perfume or addidas with a iPhone a low Mohawk on his head top with the latest jeans with a club like attitude , he is Dominican he wants to show off and try to be accepted and respected all the time he has an ego but can't be trusted or counted on anything at any time .
He wears a lot of cologne , because he didn't make it home the night before .
And
He " Chews " Pepermint gum
From: Canada
@CarlosFranco
Speaking of
This
Is
What
Happens
When you get close to a Haitian
How
About
The females
Here in Canada
Who could tell you that nothing is less desirable than to be close to what some females would consider a " Hot Latin0" usually some chubby and sweaty Dominican guy most likekly wearing a Polo Tshirt with heavy Lacoste perfume or addidas with a iPhone a low Mohawk on his head topVwearing Flip Flops with the latest jeans with a club like attitude , he is Dominican he wants to show off and try to be accepted and respected all the time he has an ego but can't be trusted or counted on anything at any time .
He wears a lot of cologne , because he didn't make it home from the night before
And
He " Chews " Peppermint Gum
Written by: RoyStone, 11 Sep 2012 5:36 PM
From: Australia
Yes, Haiti4Ever,
all Haiti's problems are someone else's fault.
From: United States
@roystone you're f..f right on
From: Dominican Republic
@roystone, you forgot that ALL Haiti's problems will be fixed by them, with their own money, with no outside help, by next year.......
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that's what happens when you get too close to the Haitians!
How can you have a safe, reticulated, potable water system when the rivers in the catchment areas feeding the dams are used by the feral locals as rubbish-tips as sewers? There is probably not enough chlorine in the country to make it safe, and no-one would drink it anyway. The Metro is not the problem.
Dominicans are.
@CarlosFranco
You
.........ng
2 faced hyp0crite
Tell that to the Nepale5e who brought that down in our country our people have never seen that before Earthquake or not Haiti was once destroyed by an earthquake in the past . Ch0lera is ever present A5ia they share that Gange River with India and so on .
Control
Your
M0uth
Little p.i.g
Speaking of
This
Is
What
Happens
When you get close to a Haitian
How
Bout
The females
Here in Canada
Who could tell you that nothing is less desirable than to be close to what some females would consider a " Hot Latin0" usually some chubby sweaty Dominican guy most likekly wearing a Polo Tshirt with heavy Lacoste perfume or addidas with a iPhone a low Mohawk on his head top with the latest jeans with a club like attitude , he is Dominican he wants to show off and try to be accepted and respected all the time he has an ego but can't be trusted or counted on anything at any time .
He wears a lot of cologne , because he didn't make it home the night before .
And
He " Chews " Pepermint gum
Speaking of
This
Is
What
Happens
When you get close to a Haitian
How
About
The females
Here in Canada
Who could tell you that nothing is less desirable than to be close to what some females would consider a " Hot Latin0" usually some chubby and sweaty Dominican guy most likekly wearing a Polo Tshirt with heavy Lacoste perfume or addidas with a iPhone a low Mohawk on his head topVwearing Flip Flops with the latest jeans with a club like attitude , he is Dominican he wants to show off and try to be accepted and respected all the time he has an ego but can't be trusted or counted on anything at any time .
He wears a lot of cologne , because he didn't make it home from the night before
And
He " Chews " Peppermint Gum
all Haiti's problems are someone else's fault.