While disaster-response teams raced against time in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, the time bomb of the outbreak of disease continued to tick. Setting the stage for this secondary crisis was Haiti’s lack of a water and sewer infrastructure.Despite the obvious need, it had been difficult for Haiti’s government to complete infrastructure projects because residents resisted having their homes torn down or moved. When the massive quake struck, it ruptured the few existing water lines.In many parts of Haiti there were open ditches of sewage, and people were having trouble getting fresh water. Further, rainfall caused these open sewage ditches to overflow into
