Cholera treatment centres in Haiti

Doctors and aid groups in Haiti are now setting up cholera treatment centres across the Haitian capital, Port au Prince.



So far one person has died in Port au Prince with 73 recorded cases of cholera after the disease spread to the capital yesterday.



Health officials say they’re worried that the epidemic could spread through the city's sprawling slums and spiral out of control.



The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) says it’s preparing for a long-running cholera outbreak as the disease is likely to infect tens of thousands of people across Haiti in the next few years.



The organisation's Deputy Director Kim Andrus says it expects the cholera transmission in Port au Prince to be extensive.