Carma Foundation Updates

U.S. medical researchers have identified the cholera strain responsible for the outbreak in Haiti, but they say it might be impossible to determine how the illness was introduced.

Haiti cholera outbreak

Since a massive earthquake hit Haiti in January, health experts have been on alert for the outbreak of serious illnesses in the Caribbean nation.  The quake forced tens of thousands of people to flee damaged homes and live in tents, with little access to clean water and proper sanitation.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, deployed 250 health experts to Haiti earlier this year to help rebuild the government's public health services and watch for potential outbreaks of disease.

Hurricane Domas has been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to touch down on the Bahamas by night fall. In the mean time the residents of Haiti are recovering from the heavy rains that hurricane Domas dumped on the island.

The Carma Foundation's heart goes out to the Haitian community affected by the hurricane.

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Anyone who knows Melky knows that she is not an early riser, but when it comes to helping people and spreading good karma her body seems to naturally wake up in the wee hours of the morning. In anticipation of seeing little Bernadine it would be  no different.

"I awoke at 4:30 am to catch my flight to Atlanta, no alarm clock needed." exclaimed Melky as she happily recollects the morning that she had scheduled to visit Bernadine in Atlanta.

Bernadine is a sixteen year old girl that had to be medevac to the United States after the January 12^th earthquake in Haiti. Pregnant and near death, Bernadine spent several days in a coma. During her journey she met Carma Foundation's very own Leslie Sosnowski who was a volunteer at the Medashare tent.

Carma Foundation starts reconstruction and development on the Carma House; an orphanage that was destroyed in Haiti's devastating earthquake that left over 1.9 million people homeless and thousands of children living in tent city's.

5 Continents Annual Academy Awards Ceremony Presents Its “Africa for Haiti” Relief Fundraiser

September 4^th, 2010 – Attracting the most prominent individuals in film, music and more, 5 Continents will pay tribute to our lost brothers and sisters in the aftermath of the world’s most catastrophic earthquake. 5 continents presents its 13^th edition Awards ceremony dedicated to the humanitarians, journalists, notable filmmakers including, actors, and a widely diversified range of musicians within our community and abroad for their mark of excellence.