Each day reveals a new facet of the multifaceted crisis facing the country. This week, attention has turned to the resurgence of cholera in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince. Isn’t this proof that we are moving backward, when we recall that the country had eradicated the cholera epidemic only a few years ago? The elimination of cholera—which caused around 10,000 deaths across the country between 2010 and 2016—was hailed as a victory for our health system and its local and international partners.

The return of cholera to the news is clear evidence of the worsening living conditions in the country. Like other afflictions that have befallen the population, the resurgence of cholera must be added to the catastrophic record of our post-2010 authorities. It is not that previous governments did better, but the 2010 earthquake had offered our leaders an opportunity to rebuild the country on new foundations. The country, it must be remembered, enjoyed significant international attention at the time. In addition to the PetroCaribe program—which was intended to facilitate long-term funding for initiatives aimed at improving living conditions—Haiti was at the center of donor programs.