About this episode

The episode discusses the cholera outbreak in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake and the role of the UN in this public health crisis.

In January 2010, a catastrophic earthquake devastated Haiti — a country that hadn't seen a single case of cholera in over a century. Then, months later, people living along the Artibonite River started getting violently ill. Within 29 days, cholera had spread throughout all of Haiti. The source? A UN peacekeeping base upstream, whose sewage was flowing directly into the river. In this episode, Dr. Kaveh Hoda is joined by co-host Kieran Hervold and special guest Joe Kassabian — host of the Lions Led By Donkeys podcast — to break down one of the most consequential public health failures in modern history. They cover what cholera actually is and how it kills, why the UN was in Haiti in the first place, how journalists and scientists pieced together the evidence. 🎙️ Enjoyed the episode? Please take 30 seconds to it makes a huge difference in helping new listeners find the show https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-house-of-pod/id1225096382 🛍️ Rep the Pod — grab House of Pod merch! Pick up a shirt: Search "House of Pod" at bonfire.com or go to https://www.bonfire.com/hopmerch Find me Kaveh on Instagram or TikTok @thehouseofpod or email at hopquestions@gmail.com Hosted on Acast…

People in this episode

Host: Kaveh Hoda

Guests: Kieran Hervold, Joe Kassabian

Topics covered

• cholera
• public health
• Haiti earthquake
• UN peacekeeping
• health failure
• journalism
• scientific evidence

Keywords

• cholera
• Haiti
• UN
• public health failure
• earthquake
• Artibonite River
• Kaveh Hoda
• Kieran Hervold
• Joe Kassabian

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UN

Places: Haiti, Artibonite River

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