Haiti Cholera Resurgence in 2025
Recent Developments
01October 30, 2025: Haitian health authorities had recorded 2,852 suspected cholera cases, 186 confirmed cases, and 48 deaths since January 1, 2025.
02October 2, 2025: ECHO/PAHO/UNICEF reporting described active transmission in Petionville, Delmas, and Port-au-Prince, with additional reports from Cité Soleil, Léogâne, and Carrefour.
03July 20-26, 2025: PAHO’s health cluster report said 40 suspected cases were reported in one week nationwide, including 14 in IDP sites in Ouest, and noted 2,839 suspected cases and 91 confirmed cases from late December 2024 to July 26, 2025.
04Human Rights Watch reported that cholera resurged after an 11-week period with no new cases and that the outbreak coincided with heavy rain and the breakdown of basic services.
Interventions
- PAHO and Haiti’s Ministry of Health have intensified surveillance, disinfection drives, public awareness, and distribution of chlorine, safe water, and hygiene supplies in hardest-hit areas.
- PAHO-supported epidemiological surveillance teams are operating in internally displaced persons sites to detect and respond to suspected cases.
- Humanitarian partners are supporting cholera response activities in displacement sites and high-risk communes, including treatment and water, sanitation, and hygiene measures.
What Works
- Safe water provision and chlorination are central to cholera control because the disease spreads through contaminated water and poor sanitation.
- Rapid case detection, treatment, and targeted WASH interventions in displacement sites help reduce transmission and deaths, as reflected in PAHO-supported surveillance and response efforts in Haiti.
How to Help
- Donate to credible humanitarian and public health responders working on Haiti cholera control, such as PAHO-linked relief operations, UNICEF, and Red Cross partners.
- Support organizations providing emergency water, sanitation, hygiene, and medical aid to displaced communities in Haiti.
- Advocate for sustained humanitarian access, clean water infrastructure, and health-system support for Haiti through elected representatives and aid agencies.
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IOM is directly involved in Haiti’s displacement crisis by tracking population movements, supporting internally displaced people, and coordinating emergency response for people forced from their homes by gang violence. UN reporting notes that displacement has reached about 1.47 million people and that IOM’s Haiti mission has warned the crisis is reaching an increasingly alarming stage, indicating the agency is actively managing displacement data and response operations in Haiti.
ECHO is supporting Haiti's cholera response through direct funding of medical interventions and coordinated efforts with government services and partners. They are backing the Ministry of Public Health and Population's scaled-up response across 66 IDP sites in and around the capital, enabling crucial medical interventions to contain the epidemic and limit its consequences. ECHO funding supports surveillance, treatment center operations, and community prevention activities in displacement camps where cholera outbreaks continue to affect vulnerable populations.
UNICEF supports Uganda’s government-led Incident Management System and co-leads Risk Communication and Community Engagement and Infection Prevention and Control efforts. Its Ebola work in Uganda includes strengthening WASH and IPC at health facilities by distributing essential supplies, helping facilities reduce infection risk while maintaining essential services, and supporting community messaging to improve early care-seeking and prevention.
WFP addresses Niger’s food insecurity through emergency food assistance, nutrition treatment and prevention, school meals, and resilience-building programs. Its Niger work includes support for children under 2, pregnant and nursing women, and young girls; treatment of moderate acute malnutrition; micronutrient support; food-for-assets activities that help communities rebuild ponds and other assets; and homegrown school meals with Niger’s Ministry of Education.
