Published Date: 2011-08-19 16:23:56
Subject: PRO/EAFR> Cholera - Somalia (05): (Mogadishu)
Archive Number: 20110819.227465
CHOLERA - SOMALIA (05): (MOGADISHU)
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Date: Wed 17 Aug 2011
Source: Al Jazeera [edited]
http://english.aljazeera.net//news/africa/2011/08/2011817152828175929.html
The United Nations has warned that a cholera outbreak linked to dirty
water threatens Somali children already weak and on the brink of
starvation. At Banadir hospital in Mogadishu, medical staff are
struggling to cope with the influx of patients, the Associated Press
reported.
Dr Abdalla Abukar said the cholera outbreak began last month [July
2011], and the hospital admits between 50 and 80 people with the
disease per day. One hospital in Mogadishu has had 181 patients die
from the disease since January 2011. Half of those were children
younger than 2 years old.
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[Cholera transmission continues in Mogadishu at an alarmingly high
rate with most of the new cases and deaths being reported in
children. Response efforts are greatly constrained by the civil
strife that is going on in the country. Special attention needs to be
accorded to this outbreak by the Somali government and the partner
agencies to prevent the outbreak from spiralling out of control.
A map showing the regions of Somalia can be accessed at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_Somalia, and the
HealthMap/ProMED interactive map of the country can be seen at
http://healthmap.org/r/01sN. - Mod.JFW]
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