• Submitted by: manso
• Politics and Government
• 10 / 30 / 2010

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English.news.cn   2010-10-30 11:31:43. HAVANA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua)-- Cuba and Norway signed a second agreement Friday to help the Haitian government fight the cholera epidemic in the aftermath of a major earthquake in January, official Cuban sources said.

Norway donated 850,000 U.S. dollars for the purchase and shipment of medical supplies and other material resources for Haiti, according to the Cuban Ministry of Public Health.

This is the second agreement of its kind and pledges the same amount of money as the previous one. The first one was signed in January after the quake.

Cuban Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Ramon Ripoll, and Norwegian Ambassador to Havana Jan Tore Holvik signed the document.

Cuba has given medical assistance to Haiti for over a decade, but increased its aid after the quake.

Haitian health officials confirmed Friday that the death toll from the cholera epidemic has risen to 330, and 4,714 suspected cases have been reported.

Haitians have now stopped buying food from street vendors and are avoiding eating seafood and vegetables to avoid infection.

Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-10/30/c_13583154.htm