Morning Briefing

One year after cholera was detected in Haiti, the New York Times reports on how, "[a]s the epidemic continues, the Cuban medical mission that played an important role in detecting it presses on in Haiti, winning accolades from donors and diplomats for staying on the front lines and undertaking a broader effort to remake this country's shattered health care system." The newspaper recaps a brief history of Cuban medical missions in Haiti since 1998 and writes, "There is no doubt that the Cuban mission has been vital here."