Breaking:Nairobi County hit by cholera outbreak

Nairobi County has once again hit by the outbreak of cholera

This is according to the statement sent to the newsroom y the DR. Lucina Koyio the County director of health.

The statement reads “the County is experiencing a wave of cholera outbreak which was confirmed yesterday 20th March 2019. In this regard, I am requesting all referral hospitals to reactivate their cholera treatment units. to prevent the spread of the disease,”Dr Lucina said.

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The statement further said all the sub counties should be on high alert and treat all suspected cases of cholera as cholera cases.

“Please also reactivate your sub county response unit to fight the outbreak,”the end of the statement.

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Cholera is treatable, and more importantly, preventable. But on several occasions Kenya’s health system has not been well prepared to respond to cholera outbreaks in Nairobi. This has included a failure to identify and trace people who have the disease as well as the reporting and management of suspected cases.

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The way the 2017 outbreak was managed provides useful pointers about what can go wrong. Firstly, the first reported cases were met with denial. This included public health officials. On top of this people who had contracted the disease weren’t properly isolated and there wasn’t adequate contact tracing and treatment. This means that more cases showed up in different locations.

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