http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/opinion/a-plea-for-haiti.html 2016-10-07 21:46:27 A Plea for Haiti The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation writes that the hurricane will worsen longstanding medical challenges in Haiti. === To the Editor: “ During the first outbreak in 2010, debates on whether to deplete limited vaccine supplies prevented their timely use. Cholera claimed thousands of lives. The World Health Organization has stockpiled a vaccine that could be used as soon as next week in known cholera hot spots. If we don’t want to repeat past mistakes, we need to jump-start our response The United Nations — acknowledging its role in bringing cholera to Haiti — is working on a plan to address the cholera emergency with the Haitian Ministry of Health. But we need to do more than plan, given this natural disaster. We must act urgently so that we do not fail Haiti again. ANITA ZAIDI Seattle The writer, a physician, is director of the Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.