Haiti should be an unlikely backdrop for the latest failure of the humanitarian relief system. The country is small and accessible and, following last January's earthquake, it hosts one of the largest and best-funded international aid deployments in the world. An estimated 12,000 non-governmental organisations are there. Why then, have at least 2,500 people died of cholera, a disease that's easily treated and controlled?
As you read more on the story and ponder the dysfunction that has plagued many NGO efforts to date, it makes one realize what a great opportunity exists for a prospective donor to maximize bang for the buck by contributing to the Ortho Program at Hopital Adventiste.
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