Myrbensly Desir (Ben-Ben) notified us in February 2023 that his pharmacy school did random cholera testing on stool samples and found a very high prevalence rate. Thanks to the support of the UU Congregation of Rockville and other donors, we were able to launch our cholera prevention program in June 2023.
The intrepid team (including Ben-Ben, Maisson (admin student), Ketteline (nurse), Elinot, and Garel) spent 10 days visiting 295 households and the school and churches in Jacsonville providing health education on modes of transmission, signs and symptoms and preventive measures.
They reached 1327 people (586 adults, 270 youth, 471 children) & distributed 16 hand washing stations, soap, and clorox to all the households and discussed water sanitation.
Due to their efforts, Jacsonville had very few cases of cholera. Per Ben Ben: “Together we did a good job. Thank you Sante Total.”
